Grasslands, grazing and biodiversity: Editors' introduction

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 233-237

  Watkinson, A R ^a   Ormerod, S J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Comparative demography; Grassland management; Insect diversity; Invasions; Plant traits; Population dynamics; Population model

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GRASSLAND; GRAZING;

EID: 0035005729     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2001.00621.x     Document Type: Article

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