Geographical and ecological differentiation in Italian mesophilous pastures referred to the alliance Cynosurion cristati Tx. 1947

Phytocoenologia

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 217-229

  Blasi, C ^a   Tilia, A ^a   Rosati, L ^b   Del Vico, E ^a   Copiz, R ^a   Ciaschetti, G ^c   Burrascano, S ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^c Majella National Park   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cynosurion cristati; Multivariate analysis; Regression tree; Synecology; Syntaxonomy

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DATA SET; EMERGENCE; GRASS; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PASTURE; TAXONOMY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

APENNINES; ITALY;

EID: 84869389050     PISSN: 0340269X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0340-269X/2011/0041-0504     Document Type: Article

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