Functional turnover from lowland to montane forests: evidence from the Hyrcanian forest in northern Iran

Plant functional traits and functional diversity play key roles in ecosystem functioning. Exploring patterns of functional diversity is of great importance in the management process of forest ecosystems. Altitudinal pattern of plant functional diversity is poorly investigated in Hyrcanian relict for...

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Main Authors: Jafari Seyed M, Zarre S, Alavipanah Seyed K, Ghahremaninejad F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF) 2015-06-01
Series:iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry
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Online Access:https://iforest.sisef.org/contents/?id=ifor1002-008