Determinants of plant community composition of remnant biancane badlands: A hierarchical approach to quantify species-environment relationships

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 378-387

  Maccherini, S ^a   Marignani, M ^c   Gioria, M ^d   Renzi, M ^a   Rocchini, D ^e   Santi, E ^b   Torri, D ^b   Tundo, J ^f   Honnay, O ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^e RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bromus erectus grasslands; Conservation; Cultural landscape; Habitat degradation; Multi scale approach; Remnant vegetation; Variation partitioning

Indexed keywords

BROMUS; BROMUS ERECTUS; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 79959982892     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: 1654109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01131.x     Document Type: Article

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