Experimental trampling and vegetation recovery in some forest and heathland communities

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 111-118

  Roovers, P ^a   Verheyen, K ^a   Hermy, M ^a   Gulinck, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Resilience; Resistance; Trampling experiment; Vegetation destruction

Indexed keywords

CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; DESCHAMPSIA; DESCHAMPSIA FLEXUOSA; ERICA; ERICA TETRALIX; MOLINIA; MOLINIA CAERULEA; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 2542546667     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2004.tb00601.x     Document Type: Article

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