Scale dependence of plant species richness in a network of protected areas

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 503-516

  Chiarucci, A ^a   Bacaro, G ^a   Filibeck, G ^b   Landi, S ^a   Maccherini, S ^a   Scoppola, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Additive partitioning; Alien species; Biodiversity conservation; Natura 2000 network; Spatial scales; Species diversity; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PROTECTED AREA; SCALE EFFECT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 84856261574     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-011-0196-8     Document Type: Article

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