Opposite responses of vascular plant and moss communities to changes in humus form, as expressed by the Humus Index

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 645-652

  Lalanne, Arnault ^a   Bardat, Jacques ^b   Lalanne Amara, Fouzia ^c   Gautrot, Thierry ^d   Ponge, Jean François ^b  

^a Cellule Étude et Gestion de la Biodiversité   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c Résidence les Coteaux ^*  (France)

^d Unité Territoriale Saint Martin d'Aubigny   (France)

Author keywords

Angiosperm; Bryophyte; Edaphic property; Forest vegetation; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FERN; HERB; HUMUS; MOSS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES INVENTORY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VASCULAR PLANT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; PARIS BASIN; WESTERN EUROPE;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; FILICOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 59649098751     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2007-8-18431     Document Type: Article

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