Beyond the Forest-Grassland Dichotomy: The Gradient-Like Organization of Habitats in Forest-Steppes

Beyond the Forest-Grassland Dichotomy: The Gradient-Like Organization of Habitats in Forest-Steppes

Featuring a transitional zone between closed forests and treeless steppes, forest-steppes cover vast areas, and have outstanding conservation importance. The components of this mosaic ecosystem can conveniently be classified into two basic types, forests and grasslands. However, this dichotomic clas...

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Main Authors: László Erdős, Péter Török, Katalin Szitár, Zoltán Bátori, Csaba Tölgyesi, Péter János Kiss, Ákos Bede-Fazekas, György Kröel-Dulay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
tree-grass ecosystems
forest-grassland mosaics
forest edge
functional species groups
spatial heterogeneity
coenocline
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.00236/full

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