The concept of potential natural vegetation: An epitaph?

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1172-1178

  Chiarucci, Alessandro ^a   Araújo, Miguel B ^b,c   Decocq, Guillaume ^d   Beierkuhnlein, Carl ^e   Fernández Palacios, José María ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE PICARDIE JULES VERNE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mature vegetation; Succession; Vegetation dynamics; Vegetation modelling; Vegetation types

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; MATURATION; METHODOLOGY; SUCCESSION; VEGETATION TYPE;

EID: 78049311299     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2010.01218.x     Document Type: Article

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