Land-use impact on plant communities in semi-natural sub-alpine grasslands of Budalen, central Norway

Biological Conservation

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 369-379

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

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Land use; Plants; Semi natural sub alpine grasslands; Species richness; Vulnerable species

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; LAND USE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

NORWAY;

EID: 0345267181     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00071-8     Document Type: Article

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