Soil seed bank composition in relation to the above-ground vegetation in fertilized and unfertilized hay meadows on a Somerset peat moor

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 889-902

  Kirkham, F W ^a,b   Kent, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Management; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

CYPERACEAE; JUNCACEAE;

EID: 0030804231     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2405280     Document Type: Article

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