Effects of vegetation management and raising the water table on nutrient dynamics and vegetation change in a wet grassland

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 576-588

  Oomes, M J M ^a   Olff, H ^a   Altena, H J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

grassland management; groundwater; nutrient concentration; response models; restoration

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; VEGETATION CHANGE; WATER TABLE;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 0030304568     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404986     Document Type: Article

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