Is floristic quality assessment reliable in human-managed ecosystems?

Systematics and Biodiversity

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 269-280

  Landi, Sara ^a   Chiarucci, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiversity assessment; Conservation; Diversity indices; Flora; Floristic quality index

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650335856     PISSN: 14772000     EISSN: 14780933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14772001003770307     Document Type: Article

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