Observations on patterns of granular fertiliser deposition beside hedges and its likely effects on the botanical composition of field margins

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 115-127

  Tsiouris, S ^a   Marshall, E J P ^a,b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Eutrophication; Fertiliser deposition; Field margin; Hedge; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; FIELD MARGIN; GRASS; HEDGE;

ANTHOXANTHUM ODORATUM; BRACHYPODIUM SYLVATICUM; BROMUS STERILIS;

EID: 0031945753     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1998.tb05189.x     Document Type: Article

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