The dynamics of species richness in an experimentally restored calcareous grassland

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 203-210

  Zobel, M ^a   Suurkask, M ^a   Rosen E ^b   Partel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Competition; Restoration; Succession; Wooded meadow

Indexed keywords

CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; GRASSLAND; HABITAT RESTORATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 0030441525     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3236320     Document Type: Review

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