Spatial variation in a grassland on soil rich in heavy metals

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 601-604

  Babalonas, D ^a   Mamolos, A P ^b   Konstantinou, M ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greece; Soil quality factor

Indexed keywords

ANTHOXANTHUM; GYPSOPHILA MURALIS; LINARIA; MINUARTIA; MINUARTIA HIRSUTA; RUMEX; RUMEX ACETOSELLA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM SCABRUM;

EID: 0030681226     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237213     Document Type: Article

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