Rehabilitation of degraded dry heather [Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull] moorland by controlled sheep grazing

Biological Conservation

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 389-400

  Pakeman, R J ^a   Hulme, P D ^a   Torvell, L ^a   Fisher, J M ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation management; Heathland; Principal response curves; Restoration; Vegetation dynamics

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HEATHLAND; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

AGROSTIS; AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS; CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; EMPETRUM; EMPETRUM NIGRUM; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 0141649238     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(03)00067-3     Document Type: Article

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