Floristic diversity of an eastern Mediterranean dwarf shrubland: The importance of soil pH

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1125-1137

  Chytrỳ, Milan ^a   Danihelka, Jiří ^a,b   Axmanová, Irena ^a   Božková, Jana ^a   Hettenbergerová, Eva ^a   Li, Ching Feng ^a   Rozbrojová, Zuzana ^a,b   Sekulová, Lucia ^a   Tichỳ, Lubomír ^a   Vymazalová, Marie ^a   Zelenỳ, David ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Annuals; Crete; Greece; Phrygana; Plant community; Soil chemistry; Species composition; Species pool; Species richness; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLORISTICS; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PH; PLANT COMMUNITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHRUBLAND; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL TYPE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VASCULAR PLANT; VEGETATION TYPE; WOODY PLANT;

CRETE; GREECE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 78049281916     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2010.01212.x     Document Type: Article

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