Encroachment of upland Mediterranean plant species in riparian ecosystems of southern Portugal

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2667-2684

  Santos, Maria J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Landscape ecology; Landscape metrics; Plant richness; Restoration; Riparian forest

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HERBIVORE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIPARIAN FOREST; SCRUB; SEMIARID REGION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRANSECT; UPLAND REGION; WATER RESOURCE; WATERSHED; WOODY PLANT;

GUADIANA BASIN; PORTUGAL; SADO BASIN;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 77954460021     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9866-1     Document Type: Article

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