Plant species response to urbanization: Comparison of isolated woodland patches in two cities of North-Western France

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1205-1217

  Vallet, Jeanne ^a   Daniel, Hervé ^a   Beaujouan, Véronique ^a   Rozé, Françoise ^b  

^a AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Ancient forest species; Anthropogenic activities; Ellenberg values; Hedge habitat; Indicator species; Understory plant communities

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOINDICATOR; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; PATCH DYNAMICS; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SHRUB; UNDERSTORY; URBANIZATION; WOODLAND;

ANGERS; BRETAGNE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; ILLE ET VILAINE; MAINE ET LOIRE; PAYS DE LA LOIRE; RENNES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 57849153304     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-008-9293-9     Document Type: Article

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