Diversity and floristic patterns of mediterranean grasslands: the relative influence of environmental and land management factors

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2903-2921

  Ribeiro, Silvia ^a,c   Fernandes, João Paulo ^b   Espírito Santo, M Dalila ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^c Urb Qta da Granja   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Conservation; Floristic composition; Habitats; Species richness; Traditional land use; Variation partitioning

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; BRYOPHYTE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GRASSLAND; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HERBIVORE; LAND MANAGEMENT; LEGUME; LIVESTOCK FARMING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84912016247     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-014-0754-y     Document Type: Article

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