The impacts of agricultural change (1963-2003) on the grassland flora of Central England: Processes and prospects

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 107-118

  Hodgson, J G ^a,b   Grime, J P ^a   Wilson, P J ^a   Thompson, K ^a   Band, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Peak Science and Environment   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environment schemes; Eutrophication; Habitat destruction; Habitat fragmentation; Plant functional type; Species loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 15944413890     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2005.01.009     Document Type: Article

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