Impact of pine invasion on the taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity of a relict Mediterranean forest ecosystem

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 367, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-11

  Selvi, Federico ^a   Carrari, Elisa ^a   Coppi, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Invasive species; Mediterranean forests; Phylogenetic diversity; Pine tree; Soil acidification; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; DNA SEQUENCES; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); REFORESTATION; SEED;

INVASIVE SPECIES; MEDITERRANEAN FOREST; PHYLOGENETIC DIVERSITY; PINE TREES; SOIL ACIDIFICATIONS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

FORESTRY;

ACIDIFICATION; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CONIFEROUS TREE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST SOIL; INVASIVE SPECIES; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PHYLOGENETICS; PLANT COMMUNITY; REGENERATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ITALY;

DICOTYLEDONEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PINUS PINASTER; QUERCUS SUBER; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 84958533480     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2016.02.013     Document Type: Article

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