Population dynamics of Gentiana pneumonanthe and Rhynchospora fusca during wet heathland restoration

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 149-156

  Kesel, Raimund ^a   Urban, Katharina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Disturbance dependence; Gap; Mowing; Permanent plot; Restoration; Sod cutting

Indexed keywords

GENTIANA PNEUMONANTHE; RHYNCHOSPORA FUSCA;

EID: 0032780934     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1478892     Document Type: Article

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