Problems, approaches, and results in restoration of Dutch calcareous grassland during the last 30 years

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 147-154

  Willems, J H ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chalk grassland; Conservation management; Grazing; Mowing; Natural resource; Productivity; Restoratin phases; Semi natural vegetation; Species diversity; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

NETHERLANDS;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0034929655     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-100X.2001.009002147.x     Document Type: Article

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