Changes of vascular plant diversity along a chronosequence of beech coppice stands, central Apennines, Italy

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 572-583

  Bartha, S ^a   Merolli, A ^b   Campetella, G ^b   Canullo, R ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coppice rotation cycle; Forest management; Functional groups; Repeated disturbances; Richness; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

FAGUS; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 56649113048     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500802410926     Document Type: Article

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