The seedbanks of the Breckland heaths and heath grasslands, eastern England, and their relationship to the vegetation and the effects of management

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 375-390

  Pakeman, R J ^a,c   Marshall, A G ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breckland; Disturbance; England; Grass heath; Lowland heath; Management; Seedbanks

Indexed keywords

CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; DESCHAMPSIA FLEXUOSA; PILOSELLA; PILOSELLA OFFICINARUM; RUMEX; RUMEX ACETOSELLA;

EID: 0030845747     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1997.00127.x     Document Type: Article

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