Translocation of a montane meadow to simulate the potential impact of climate change

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-34

  Bruelheide, Helge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Global warming; Herbivory; Mountain plant; Permanent plot; Plant community

Indexed keywords

ARNICA; ARNICA MONTANA; FESTUCA; FESTUCA RUBRA; GALIUM; GALIUM HARCYNICUM; GASTROPODA; HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM MACULATUM; MEUM ATHAMANTICUM; NARDUS STRICTA; POA; POA CHAIXII; POLYGONATUM; POLYGONATUM VERTICILLATUM; POTENTILLA; POTENTILLA ERECTA; SUCCISA PRATENSIS; VIOLA PALUSTRIS; VIOLACEAE;

EID: 0141940766     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2003.tb00561.x     Document Type: Article

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