A plant trait analysis of responses to grazing in a long-term experiment

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 253-267

  Bullock, James M ^a   Franklin, Joe ^b   Stevenson, Mark J ^b   Silvertown, Jonathan ^c   Coulson, Sarah J ^b   Gregory, Steve J ^b   Tofts, Richard ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b Northmoor Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diversity; Gap colonization; Grazer selectivity; Long term study; Mesotrophic grassland

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; GRAZING; PLANT COMMUNITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035019059     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2001.00599.x     Document Type: Article

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