Early stages of Calluna vulgaris regeneration after burning of coastal heath in central Norway

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-64

  Nilsen, Liv S ^a   Johansen, Line ^a   Velle, Liv G ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Norwegian Crop Research Institute   (Norway)

Author keywords

Experiment; Fire temperature; Heathland; Rotation cycle; Seed

Indexed keywords

CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 26444538879     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2005.tb00629.x     Document Type: Article

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