Malham Tarn National Nature Reserve: the vegetation of Malham Tarn moss and fens

Field Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 277-312

  Cooper, E A ^a   Proctor, M C F ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLORISTICS; MIRE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

BETULA PUBESCENS; CALLUNA VULGARIS; CAREX ROSTRATA; ERIPHORUM VAGINATUM; FILIPENDULA ULMARIA; MOLINIA CAERULEA; SALIX CINEREA; SALIX PENTANDRA; SALIX PHYLICIFOLIA;

EID: 0032438908     PISSN: 0428304X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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