Vegetation patterns along agricultural land abandonment in the Balkans - Zakkak, Sylvia; Radovic, Andeja; Panitsa, Maria; Vassilev, Kiril; Shuka, Lulëzim; Kuttner, Michael; Schindler, Stefan; Kati, Vassiliki (Journal of vegetation science, 2018)
Keywords: Abandoned land; Agricultural land; Agricultural practices; Albania; Animal species; Balkans; Biodiversity; Bulgaria; Croatia; Data collection; deciduous forests; diversity conservation; Elevation; Encroachment; Flowers & plants; Forests; grazing; Greece; habitats; Heterogeneity; land abandonment; land cover; Landscape; Parameters; plant diversity; Plant species; Plants (botany); Preservation; rural landscapes; shrublands; Site selection; Species diversity; Species richness; succession; temperature; topography; Ungulates; Vegetation; Vegetation cover; vegetation encroachment; Vegetation patterns; Wildlife conservation; woodlots; Woody plants; Bulgaria; Croatia; Greece; Balkans; Albania