Species richness of woody plants in the landscapes of Central Spain: The role of management disturbances, environment and non-stationarity

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 238-250

  Martin Queller E ^a,b   Gil Tena, A ^a,b   Saura, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climatic gradients; Dehesas; Gamma species richness; Geographically weighted regression; Intermediate disturbance hypothesis; Mediterranean; Rural abandonment; Silvicultural treatments; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; CLEARCUTTING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LANDSCAPE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; WOODY PLANT;

SPAIN;

EID: 79952176489     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2010.01242.x     Document Type: Article

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