Rare and threatened plant communities of Estonia

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1027-1049

  Paal, Jaanus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Baltic; Categories; Criteria; Cryptogam communities; Grasslands; Maintenance; Wetlands; Woodlands

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; PLANT COMMUNITY;

ESTONIA;

EID: 0032446927     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008857014648     Document Type: Article

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