An outline and map of the potential natural vegetation of Ireland

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 241-252

  Cross, J R ^a,b  

^a National Parks and Wildlife Service Ireland   (Ireland)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Coastal vegetation; Forest; Heath; Introduced species; Mapping unit; Mire

Indexed keywords

EID: 1942519558     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1478954     Document Type: Article

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