Heathland seedbanks under bracken Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn and their importance for re-vegetation after bracken control

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 329-339

  Pakeman, R J ^a   Hay, E ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bracken; Heathland; Restoration; Seedbank

Indexed keywords

SEED; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOILS;

BRACKEN; CALLUNA VULGARIS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEATHLANDS; MINERAL SOILS; PLANT COMMUNITIES; RE-VEGETATION; SEEDBANKS; SPEED UP;

RESTORATION;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; PLANT; SOIL; UNITED KINGDOM; VEGETATION;

CALLUNA VULGARIS; PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM; ERICACEAE;

BRACKEN; HEATHLAND; REVEGETATION; SEED BANK;

EID: 0030201326     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1996.0057     Document Type: Article

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