Restoration prospects of abandoned species-rich sandy grassland in Hungary

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 169-178

  Matus, G ^a   Tothmeresz B ^a   Papp, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Cattle grazing; Elevation gradient; Historic relev ; Invasion; Potentillo Festucetum; Pulsatillo Festucetum; Robinia pseudo acacia; Secondary succession; Seedling emergence

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; BOS TAURUS; ELYMUS; ELYMUS HISPIDUS; POA; POA ANGUSTIFOLIA; POACEAE; PULSATILLA; PULSATILLA PRATENSIS; ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDO-ACACIA; THINOPYRUM INTERMEDIUM;

EID: 1342269468     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2003.tb00577.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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