Soil, biomass, and management of semi-natural vegetation: Part II. Factors controlling species diversity

Plant Ecology

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 247-268

  Schaffers, André P ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Environmental gradient; Maximum standing biomass; Mowing; Plant communities; Productivity; Rarity

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SOIL PROPERTY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0036074791     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015545821845     Document Type: Article

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