Organic grassland farming in the Netherlands: A case study of effects on vegetation dynamics

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 205-214

  Bakker, J P ^a   Ter Heerdt, G N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Forage quality; Mesotrophic grassland; Nature management; Plant species composition; Soil conditions

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CALTHA PALUSTRIS; CALTHION; CALTHION PALUSTRIS; CAREX AQUATILIS; CUCULI; FLOS; HOLCUS; HOLCUS LANATUS; JUNCO; LOLIUM PERENNE; LYCHNIS; LYCHNIS FLOS-CUCULI; MOLINION; POA; POA TRIVIALIS;

EID: 15944401072     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2005.01.003     Document Type: Article

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