Forest herbs in the face of global change: A single-species-multiple-threats approach for anemone nemorosa

Plant Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-30

  Baeten, Lander ^a   de Frenne, Pieter ^a   Verheyen, Kris ^a   Graae, Bente J ^b   Hermy, Martin ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acidification; Ancient woodland; Anemone nemorosa l.; Climate change; Eutrophication; Forest biodiversity; Forest conversion; Land use change; Wood anemone

Indexed keywords

ANEMONE; ANEMONE NEMOROSA;

EID: 77954151996     PISSN: 20323913     EISSN: 20323921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.2010.414     Document Type: Review

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