Non-random extinctions dominate plant community changes in abandoned coppices

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 79-87

  Kopecký, Martin ^a,b   Hédl, Radim ^a   Szabó, Péter ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Community structure; Eutrophication; Forest management; Life history traits; Long term changes; Resurvey; Semi permanent plots; Specific leaf area; Taxonomic homogenization; Temporal nestedness analysis

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; COPPICE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; NESTEDNESS; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION; SURVEYING; TEMPORAL CYCLE;

EUROPE;

EID: 84873122270     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12010     Document Type: Article

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