Use of sheep grazing in the restoration of semi-natural meadows in northern Finland

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-52

  Hellström, Kalle ^a   Huhta, Ari Pekka ^a   Rautio, Pasi ^a   Tuomi, Juha ^a   Oksanen, Jari ^a   Laine, Kari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Functional plant group; Litter accumulation; Plant life history group; Poor soil; Rich soil; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

ACRIS; AGROSTIS; AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS; ANIMALIA; ANTHRISCUS; ANTHRISCUS SYLVESTRIS; CHAMERION ANGUSTIFOLIUM; EPILOBIUM; EPILOBIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM; GERANIUM SYLVATICUM; OVIS ARIES; POACEAE; RANUNCULACEAE; RANUNCULUS; RANUNCULUS ACRIS; RHINANTHUS; RHINANTHUS MINOR; TRACHEOPHYTA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

EID: 0141940761     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2003.tb00563.x     Document Type: Article

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