Potential natural vegetation: Reburying or reboring?

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 596-604

  Loidi, Javier ^a   Fernández González, Federico ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conifer stands; Invasive plants; Natural vegetation; Nature conservation; Restoration targets; Succession

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DATA SET; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIMITING FACTOR; NATURE CONSERVATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STAND STRUCTURE; TERRITORY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; VEGETATION TYPE;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 84860212554     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01387.x     Document Type: Article

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