Vegetation changes in a semi-natural grassland during mowing and grazing periods

Annales Botanici Fennici

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 255-263

  Jantunen, Juha ^a  

^a Etela karjalan Allergia ja Ymparistoinstituutti   (Finland)

Author keywords

Changed management; Clover; Grazing; Mowing; Semi natural grassland; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM MEDIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0141450478     PISSN: 00033847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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