Plant functional trait responses to grassland succession over 25 years

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-32

  Kahmen, S ^a   Poschlod, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological characteristic; GLM; NMS; Permanent plot; Succession series; Vegetation dynamics

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRASSLAND; SUCCESSION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 1942476932     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2004.tb02233.x     Document Type: Article

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