A study of species richness and diversity in seed banks and its use for the environmental mitigation of a proposed holiday village development in a coniferized woodland in south east England

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1413-1428

  Dougall, T A G ^a   Dodd, J C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ancient woodland indicator species; Conservation; Management; Restoration; Soil seed bank

Indexed keywords

HABITAT CREATION; HOLIDAY VILLAGE; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; SEED BANK; TOURISM;

ENGLAND; KENT; UK;

AGROSTIS; AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS; AGROSTIS TENUIS; BETULA PENDULA; CAREX SYLVATICA; CONIFEROPHYTA; CYPERACEAE; JUNCACEAE; JUNCUS EFFUSUS; PENDULA; POACEAE; ROSACEAE; RUBUS FRUTICOSUS;

EID: 0030694214     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018345915418     Document Type: Article

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