Effects of disturbance and rabbit grazing on seedling recruitment of six mesic grassland species

Seed Science Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 145-156

  Edwards, Grant R ^a,b   Crawley, Michael J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Mesic grassland; Rabbit grazing; Seedling recruitment

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARRHENATHERUM ELATIUS; FESTUCA RUBRA; LANCEOLATA; LOTUS CORNICULATUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; RUMEX ACETOSA; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0033036162     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0960258599000161     Document Type: Article

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