Restoration of semi-natural, species-rich grasslands on river dikes after reconstruction

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 315-326

  Liebrand, C I J M ^a   Sykora, K V ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Method of reconstruction; Restoration; River dike; Seed mixture; Species rich Arrhenatherion grasslands; Vegetation development

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; HABITAT RESTORATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIVER DYKE; SEMI-NATURAL HABITAT;

LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 0030301199     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-8574(96)00023-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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