Vegetation variation across Cape Cod, Massachusetts: environmental and historical determinants
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Vegetation variation across Cape Cod, Massachusetts: environmental and historical determinants
Aim We evaluate environmental and historical determinants of modern species composition for upland vegetation types across Cape Cod, Massachusetts, a region that supports numerous uncommon species assemblages that are conservation priorities. Location The study area encompasses the entire peninsula of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA. Methods Historical changes in land-use and land-cover across the...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Biogeography
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0305-0270,1365-2699
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2002.00800.x