Fine resolution distribution modelling of endemics in Majella National Park, Central Italy

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 146, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 276-287

  van Gils, H ^a   Conti, F ^b   Ciaschetti, G ^c   Westinga, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^c Parco Nazionale della Majella   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apennines; arctic alpine; biodiversity; distribution modelling; herbarium records; hotspot; maximum entropy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868276796     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263504     Document Type: Article

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