Epigeic bryophytes do not improve bioindication by Ellenberg values in mountain forests

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 420-426

  Ewald, Jörg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WEIHENSTEPHAN TRIESDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calibration; Ecological indicator values; Environmental gradients; Forest site ecology

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 67650529732     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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