The effects of grassland management on plant performance and demography in the perennial herb Primula veris

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1080-1091

  Brys, Rein ^a,b   Jacquemyn, Hans ^a   Endels, Patrick ^a   De Blust, Geert ^b   Hermy, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Elasticities; LTRE; Population dynamics; Recruitment; Seed production; Transition matrix models; Vital rates

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; GRAZING; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HERB; MOWING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECRUITMENT; SEED PRODUCTION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

PRIMULA; PRIMULA VERIS; PRIMULACEAE;

EID: 11144281190     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8901.2004.00981.x     Document Type: Article

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