Do railway edges provide functional connectivity for plant communities in an urban context?

Biological Conservation

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 126-133

  Penone, Caterina ^a   Machon, Nathalie ^a   Julliard, Romain ^a   Le Viol, Isabelle ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Mobility; Plant traits; Structural connectivity; Transport network

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; DISPERSAL; FLORISTICS; GRASSLAND; HABITAT CORRIDOR; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INVASIVE SPECIES; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84858158595     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.01.041     Document Type: Article

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