Establishment of species-rich vegetation on reclaimed limestone quarry faces in Derbyshire, UK

Biological Conservation

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-33

  Cullen, W Rod ^a   Wheater, C Philip ^a   Dunleavy, Peter J ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcareous grassland; Limestone quarries; Rabbit grazing; Reclamation

Indexed keywords

CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; GRAZING; LIMESTONE QUARRY; PLANT COMMUNITY; RABBIT; RESTORATION; SPECIES COMPOSITION;

UK, DERBYSHIRE;

EID: 0032053424     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(97)00089-X     Document Type: Article

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