ReviewPlants (Basel, Switzerland)2024
Environmental Indicator Plants in Mountain Forests: A Review.
Review in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Endangered and Protected Medicinal Plants in Forest Ecosystems: Diversity, Conservation Status, Therapeutic Potential, and Management Strategies.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The GenusJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Spatial assessment of ecological health of riverine forest ecosystem using Floristic Quality Index.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Sports in Natural Forests: A Systematic Review of Environmental Impact and Compatibility for Readability.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Living Landmarks: A Review of Monumental Trees and Their Role in Ecosystems.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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5 authors.
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Abstract
Plant indicators are important in studies related to the environment, and mountain forests are rich in such plants. We conducted this study using the Web of Science Core Collection tools and the VOSviewer program combined with a classic review, based on the specialty literature. The topic of indicator plants in mountain forests has been (the first article published in a prestigious journal dates back to 1980) and remains relevant (after 2015, between 40 and 60 articles were published annually), with the total number of publications found being 665 articles and 22 review articles. These publications were authored by researchers from 96 countries, the most representative being the USA, China, and Germany (which also have large areas of mountain forests), and were published in 306 journals, with the most important being Ecological Indicators, Forest Ecology and Management, Forests, Journal of Vegetation Science, and Plant Ecology. They belong to the main scientific fields of Ecology, Forestry, Plant Sciences, and Environmental Sciences. The most frequently used keywords are vegetation, diversity, biodiversity, and forests. Their evolution over the past decade shows that the focus has shifted from keywords specific to this topic to those related to biodiversity and conservation, and more recently to climate change. Indicator plants in mountain forests are extremely varied but can be used successfully in the monitoring activity. Climatic conditions or human interventions lead to the dynamic of these indicator plants.
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