The seed bank in an Estonian calcareous grassland: Comparison of different successional stages

Folia Geobotanica

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-14

  Kalamees, Rein ^a   Zobel, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Alvar grassland; Grassland restoration; Species richness; Vegetation dynamics

Indexed keywords

CAREX TOMENTOSA; CERASTIUM FONTANUM; LINUM CATHARTICUM; PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO MEDIA;

EID: 0001771278     PISSN: 12119520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02803879     Document Type: Article

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