Correspondences between plants and soil/environmental factors in beech forests of Central Apennines: From homogeneity to complexity

Rendiconti Lincei

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-43

  Testi, Anna ^a   De Nicola, Cristina ^a   Dowgiallo, Giuseppina ^a   Fanelli, Giuliano ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beech forest; Canonical correspondence analysis; Correlation; Ellenberg indicators; Hemeroby; Plant distribution; Soil

Indexed keywords

AQUILEGIA; AQUILEGIA VULGARIS; CEPHALANTHERA DAMASONIUM; FAGUS;

EID: 77649138683     PISSN: 20374631     EISSN: 17200776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12210-009-0054-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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