Using Ellenberg-Pignatti values to estimate habitat preferences of wild food and medicinal plants: an example from northeastern Istria (Croatia)

Using Ellenberg-Pignatti values to estimate habitat preferences of wild food and medicinal plants: an example from northeastern Istria (Croatia)

Abstract Background The paper presents the first ethnobotanical application of Ellenberg indicator values, which are widely used in European plant ecology. The aim of the study was to find out if Ellenberg values (indicating habitat preferences) differ for wild food and medicinal plants used in nort...

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Main Authors: Ivana Vitasović Kosić, Josip Juračak, Łukasz Łuczaj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Subjects:
Ethnoecology
Quantitative ethnobotany
Ellenberg indicator values
Wild edible plants
Medicinal plants
Ćićarija
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13002-017-0159-6

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