Patterns and drivers of β-diversity and similarity of Lobaria pulmonaria communities in Italian forests

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 493-505

  Nascimbene, Juri ^a   Benesperi, Renato ^b   Brunialti, Giorgio ^c   Catalano, Immacolata ^d   Vedove, Marilena D ^e   Grillo, Maria ^f   Isocrono, Deborah ^g   Matteucci, Enrica ^g   Potenza, Giovanna ^h   Puntillo, Domenico ⁱ   Puntillo, Michele ⁱ   Ravera, Sonia ^j   Rizzi, Guido ^k   Giordani, Paolo ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^e not available   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^k UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Conservation; Determinants of plant community diversity and structure; Epiphytes; Forest structure; Hierarchical partitioning; Lichen; Natura 2000; Richness difference; SDR simplex; Species replacement

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECIDUOUS FOREST; EPIPHYTE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT TYPE; LANDSCAPE; LICHEN; REPLACEMENT; SITE SELECTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ITALY;

EID: 84874209319     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12050     Document Type: Article

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