Air humidity, soil moisture and soil chemistry as determinants of the herb layer composition in European beech forests

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 288-298

  Leuschner, Christoph ^a   Lendzion, Jasmin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

CCA; Herb cover; Hordelymo fagetum; pH; vpd; Woodland herbs

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CALCAREOUS SOIL; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HERB; HUMIDITY; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION COVER; WOODLAND;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; SAXONY;

AEGOPODIUM PODAGRARIA; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; IMPATIENS; IMPATIENS NOLI-TANGERE; LAMIASTRUM GALEOBDOLON; MERCURIALIS PERENNIS;

EID: 65349178266     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.05641.x     Document Type: Article

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