Increasing floristic diversity in grassland: The effects of management regime and provenance on species introduction

Biological Conservation

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 381-390

  Jones, A T ^a   Hayes, M J ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Establishment; Fertiliser; Forbs; Genotypes; Restoration

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PROVENANCE; REINTRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

EID: 0345267182     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00070-6     Document Type: Article

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