Impacts of alien plants and man-made disturbance on soil-growing bryophyte and lichen diversity in coastal areas of sardinia (Italy)

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 547-562

  Zedda, L ^a   Cogoni, A ^b   Flore, F ^b   Brundu, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alien plants; Bryophytes; Carpobrotus spp.; Lichens; Man made disturbance; Sardinia

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CARPOBROTUS; EUCALYPTUS; JUNIPERUS;

EID: 77957777308     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263501003638604     Document Type: Article

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