Sustainability of New Zealand high-country pastures under contrasting development inputs. 7. environmental gradients, plant species selection, and diversity

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 59-90

  Scott, D ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Bromus tectorum; Dactylis glomerata; Festuca rubra; Hieracium pilosella; High country; Lupinus polyphyllus; New Zealand; Species selection; Sustainability; T. hybridum; T. pratense; T. repens; Trifolium ambiguum

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRAZING; NEW ZEALAND; PERSISTENCE; PHOSPHATE; SOIL; SOIL AMENDMENT; SPECIES ABUNDANCE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STOCKING;

ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; PASTURE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUSTAINABILITY;

NEW ZEALAND;

BROMUS TECTORUM; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; HIERACIUM PILOSELLA; LUPINUS POLYPHYLLUS; TRIFOLIUM AMBIGUUM; TRIFOLIUM HYBRIDUM;

EID: 0034944171     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.2001.9513463     Document Type: Article

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