A pilot scale long-term experimental study on the effects of grazing and gap creation on Burren grassland dynamics: Implications for conservation

Biology and Environment

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-32

  Moles, R ^a   Breen, J ^a   O'Regan, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

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EID: 18944402496     PISSN: 07917945     EISSN: 2009003X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3318/BIOE.2005.105.1.15     Document Type: Article

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