Effects of fragmentation on vascular plant diversity in a Mediterranean forest archipelago

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-46

  Rosati, L ^a,b   Fipaldini, M ^a   Marignani, M ^a   Blasi, C ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Indicator species; Isolation; Italy; PERMANOVA; Turkey oak woods

Indexed keywords

QUERCUS CERRIS; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 77951830838     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500903429213     Document Type: Article

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