Improving the prediction of plant species distribution and community composition by adding edaphic to topo-climatic variables

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 593-606

  Dubuis, Anne ^a   Giovanettina, Sara ^a   Pellissier, Loïc ^a   Pottier, Julien ^b   Vittoz, Pascal ^a   Guisan, Antoine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b French National Institute of Agricultural Research   (France)

Author keywords

Acidophilic species; Mountain flora; Soil nitrogen content; Soil pH; Species distribution models (SDMs); Western Swiss Alps

Indexed keywords

ACIDOPHILY; CLAY; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HUMUS; LEAF AREA; PH; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SAND; SILT; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL PROFILE;

ALPS; SWITZERLAND; WESTERN ALPS;

EID: 84880268534     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12002     Document Type: Article

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