Are all pastures eligible for conservation? A phytosociological survey of the Sardinian-Corsican Province as a basic tool for the Habitats Directive

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 931-946

  Farris, E ^a   Secchi, Z ^a   Rosati, L ^b   Filigheddu, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Habitats Directive; Mediterranean grassland; northern Sardinia; phytosociology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890703477     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2013.778911     Document Type: Article

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