A comparative study of the seedbanks of heathland and successional habitats in Dorset, Southern England

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 588-596

  Mitchell, R J ^a,b   Marrs, R H ^a   Auld, M H D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canonical Discriminant Analysis; Heaths; Restoration; Seeds; Succession

Indexed keywords

HEATHLAND; SEED; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEATHLAND; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEED BANK; SUCCESSION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031853324     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1998.00281.x     Document Type: Article

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