Reduced community diversity in semi-natural meadows in southern Sweden, 1965-1990

Plant Ecology

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 77-94

  Linusson, A C ^a   Berlin, G A I ^a   Olsson, E G A ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Community diversity; Landscape changes; Long term study; Management; Nitrogen deposition; Species change

Indexed keywords

HABITAT MANAGEMENT; MEADOW; NITROGEN; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

SWEDEN, SMALAND;

GENTIANELLA; GENTIANELLA CAMPESTRIS; LINUM CATHARTICUM; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0031865486     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009798117732     Document Type: Article

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