Functional response traits in relation to land use change in the Montado

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 137, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 183-191

  Castro, Helena ^a   Lehsten, Veiko ^b   Lavorel, Sandra ^c   Freitas, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER   (France)

Author keywords

Fourth corner method; Functional groups; Functional traits; Mediterranean; Null model; Plant; Secondary succession

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; FUTURE PROSPECT; LAND USE CHANGE; LEAF AREA; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ALENTEJO; PORTUGAL;

EID: 77950051073     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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