Changes in plant species composition of coastal dune habitats over a 20-year period

AoB PLANTS

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  del Vecchio, Silvia ^a,b   Prisco, Irene ^b   Acosta, Alicia T R ^b   Stanisci, Angela ^c  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coastal dune zonation; Diachronic analysis; Phytosociological relev s; Re visitation study; Vegetation changes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939779661     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20412851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/plv018     Document Type: Article

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