Habitat preferences and distribution characteristics are indicative of species long-term persistence in the Estonian flora

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 3531-3550

  Sammul, Marek ^a   Kull, Tiiu ^a   Lanno, Kaire ^a   Otsus, Merit ^a   Mägi, Merike ^a   Kana, Silja ^a  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Distribution ranges; Eutrophication; Land use change; Large scale changes; Long term changes; Monitoring; National flora; Species persistence

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DATABASE; ENDEMISM; EUTROPHICATION; FLORA; GRASSLAND; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT SELECTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MIRE; PERSISTENCE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RED LIST; SPECIALIST; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

BALTIC STATES; ESTONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 56749177474     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9393-5     Document Type: Article

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