Why do we need permanent plots in the study of long-term vegetation dynamics?

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 147-156

  Bakker, J P ^a   Olff, H ^b   Willems, J H ^c   Zobel, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Chronosequence; Mechanism; Nature conservation; Pathway; Succession

Indexed keywords

CHRONOSEQUENCE; CONSERVATION; LONG-TERM STUDY; PERMANENT PLOT; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 0030438024     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3236314     Document Type: Review

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