Studies on forest health and vegetation changes in Greece under the effects of climate changes

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1133-1150

  Chrysopolitou, V ^a   Apostolakis, A ^a   Avtzis, D ^b   Avtzis, N ^c   Diamandis, S ^b   Kemitzoglou, D ^a   Papadimos, D ^a   Perlerou, C ^b   Tsiaoussi, V ^a   Dafis, S ^a  

^a Goulandris Natural History Museum   (Greece)

^b FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^c TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF KAVALA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Abies cephalonica; Climate change; Forest health; Pinus sylvestris; Vegetation changes

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIEBACK; FOREST HEALTH; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MAPPING; REMOTE SENSING; SYNERGISM; VEGETATION; VULNERABILITY;

GREECE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ABIES; ABIES CEPHALONICA; CONIFEROPHYTA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 84878013035     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-013-0451-2     Document Type: Article

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