Are there habitats that contribute best to plant species diversity in coastal dunes?

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1087-1098

  Acosta, A ^a   Carranza, M L ^b   Izzi, C F ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central Italy; Coastal vegetation; Endangered species; Mediterranean; Rarefaction curves; Rarity index; Richness pattern

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; DUNE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT TYPE; LAND COVER; RARITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 63149163531     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9454-9     Document Type: Article

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