The impact of trampling by student groups on saltmarsh vegetation

Field Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 513-530

  Headley, Alistair D ^a   Sale, Fay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Orielton Field Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SALTMARSH; STUDENT; TRAMPLING; VEGETATION COVER;

UNITED KINGDOM;

HALIMIONE PORTULACOIDES;

EID: 0032787937     PISSN: 0428304X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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