The effects of stand structure on ground-floor bryophyte assemblages in temperate mixed forests

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2223-2241

  Marialigeti S ^a   Nemeth B ^a   Tinya, F ^b   Odor P ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b Institute of Data Analytics and Information Systems   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Diversity; Forest structure; Functional groups; Species composition; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BRYOPHYTE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; SAPLING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TREE;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES;

EID: 70350620311     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-009-9586-6     Document Type: Article

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