Ecological portrayal of old-growth forests and persistent woodlands in the cilento and vallo di Diano National Park (southern Italy)

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 130-147

  Marchetti, M ^a   Tognetti, R ^a   Lombardi, F ^a   Chiavetta, U ^a   Palumbo, G ^b   Sellitto, M ^b   Colombo, C ^b   Iovieno, P ^c   Alfani, A ^c   Baldantoni, D ^c   Barbati, A ^d   Ferrari, B ^d   Bonacquisti, S ^e   Capotorti, G ^e   Copiz, R ^e   Blasi, C ^e  

^a Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie per l'Ambiente ed il Territorio   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Scienze Animali   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^d Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Ambiente Forestale e delle sue Risorse   (Italy)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ecological characterization; Managed stands; Mediterranean region; Old growth forests; Persistent woodlands; Soil

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951861793     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500903560470     Document Type: Article

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