Effects of delayed hay removal on the nutrient balance of roadside plant communities

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 349-364

  Schaffers, A P ^a   Vesseur, M C ^a   Sykora K V ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Mineralization; Mowing; Soil impoverishment; Vegetation management

Indexed keywords

HAY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PLANT COMMUNITY; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0031687236     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1998.00316.x     Document Type: Article

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