Vegetation change in an ombrotrophic mire in northern England after excluding sheep

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 261-270

  Smith, R S ^a   Charman, D ^b   Rushton, S P ^a   Sanderson, R A ^a   Simkin, J M ^a   Shiel, R S ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation target; Grazing; Pennines; Sheep grazing; Sphagnum bog

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROPHYTA; OVIS ARIES; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 1342333337     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2003.tb00587.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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