Patterns of plant species richness in pasture lands of the northeast United States

Plant Ecology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 169-180

  Tracy, Benjamin F ^a   Sanderson, Matt A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparisons with other grasslands; Environmental variables; Landmanagement; Management intensive grazing; Plant diversity; Transient species

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; LAND MANAGEMENT; PASTURE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SAMPLING; SPECIES RICHNESS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034485890     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026536223478     Document Type: Article

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