How does continuity in grassland management after ploughing affect plant community patterns?

Plant Ecology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-74

  Austrheim, Gunnar ^a   Olsson, E Gunilla A ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cryptogams; Diversity; Heterogeneity; Land use impact; Semi natural grasslands; Vascular plants

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CULTIVATION; GRASSLAND; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

NORWAY;

ANTENNARIA ALPINA; HIERACIUM AURICULA; SELANGINELLA SELANGINOIDES; VIOLA CANINA;

EID: 0342904947     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009804509239     Document Type: Article

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