Grasslands, heathlands and shrublands in coastal New England: Historical interpretations and approaches to conservation

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 29, Issue 10-11, 2002, Pages 1569-1590

  Motzkin, Glenn ^a   Foster, David R ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrens; Coastal New England; Grasslands; Heathlands; Rare species; Shrublands

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GRASSLAND; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HEATHLAND; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; SHRUBLAND;

UNITED STATES;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0036816041     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2002.00769.x     Document Type: Article

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