Differential and reversible responses of common fen meadow species to abandonment

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-12

  Billeter, Regula ^a,b   Hooftman, Danny A P ^b   Diemer, Matthias ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Calcareous fen; Carex davalliana; Common garden experiment; Litter; Phenotypic response; Population dynamics; Reproduction; Succisa pratensis

Indexed keywords

CAREX; CAREX DAVALLIANA; SUCCISA PRATENSIS; TRIXIS;

EID: 0141906433     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2003.tb00559.x     Document Type: Article

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