Prediction of yield in the Rothamsted Park Grass Experiment by Ellenberg indicator values

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 579-586

  Hill, M O ^a   Carey, P D ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental calibration; Fertilizer; Grassland; Long term experiment; Productivity; Zeigerwerte

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030662997     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237210     Document Type: Article

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