The concepts of potential natural vegetation (PNV) and other abstractions (trying to pick up fish with wet hands)

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2213-2215

  Carrión, José S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climax concept; Conservation; Historical biogeography; Palaeoecology; Phytosociology; Potential natural vegetation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958159103     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02419.x     Document Type: Letter

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