Recent rise to dominance of Molinia caerulea in environmentally sensitive areas: New perspectives from palaeoecological data

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 719-733

  Chambers, F M ^a   Mauquoy, Dmitri ^a   Todd, Pamela A ^b  

^a GEMRU   (United Kingdom)

^b The Cross   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ESAs; Heather moorland; Molinietum; Moorland management; Palaeoecological techniques

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA; HEATHLAND; MOORLAND;

CALLUNETUM; MOLINIA CAERULEA;

EID: 0032693120     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1999.00435.x     Document Type: Article

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