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Development of Species Diversity in Some Mediterranean Plant Communities

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Part of the book series: Advances in vegetation science ((AIVS,volume 3))

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Changes in plant species composition during succession are interpreted as the result of a dynamic equilibrium between colonization, persistence and extinction of species.

Nomenclature follows: P. Fournier (1961). Les quatre flores de France for the Gramineae and Liliaceae, Flora Europaea for the other taxa.

The support of the Délégation de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique through the grants N567, N633, N674 (Structure et dynamique des formations à Chêne pubescent en zone bioclimatique méditerranéenne) is acknowledged. We thank J. Blondel, R. Bonhomme and M. Ducrey for technical and scientific assistance. We are greatly indebted to Dr. E. van der Maarel for his helpful improvements of this text.

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Houssard, C., Escarré, J., Romane, F. (1980). Development of Species Diversity in Some Mediterranean Plant Communities. In: van der Maarel, E. (eds) Succession. Advances in vegetation science, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9200-9_7

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