Notes on flora and vegetation of the sand dunes of western Greece

Sofia Spanou; Georgios Verroios; Georgios Dimitrellos; Argyro Tiniakou; Theodoros Georgiadis

doi:10.3372/wi.36.36119

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27 February 2006 Notes on flora and vegetation of the sand dunes of western Greece

Sofia Spanou, Georgios Verroios, Georgios Dimitrellos, Argyro Tiniakou, Theodoros Georgiadis

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Willdenowia, 36(1):235-246 (2006). https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.36.36119

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For twenty coastal dune sites in Epirus, Sterea Ellada, Peloponnesos and the Ionian islands Paxi, Antipaxi, Kerkyra, Zakynthos and Lefkada, a flora list of 182 taxa, including two Greek endemics is presented. Characteristics and conservational aspects of the vegetation are discussed.

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Sofia Spanou, Georgios Verroios, Georgios Dimitrellos, Argyro Tiniakou, and Theodoros Georgiadis "Notes on flora and vegetation of the sand dunes of western Greece," Willdenowia 36(1), 235-246, (27 February 2006). https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.36.36119

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