Unexpected long-range edge-to-forest interior environmental gradients

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 439-453

  Bergès, Laurent ^a   Pellissier, Vincent ^b   Avon, Catherine ^a   Verheyen, Kris ^c   Dupouey, Jean Luc ^d  

^a UR EMAX   (France)

^b CP51   (France)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Depth of edge influence; Edge displacement; Eutrophication; Land use history; Landscape patterns; Mean plant indicator value; Patch size

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BIOINDICATOR; EDGE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; EUTROPHICATION; FLORISTICS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; PATCH SIZE; TOPSOIL;

FRANCE;

EID: 84874997143     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: 15729761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-012-9841-1     Document Type: Article

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