The conservation management of upland hay meadows in Britain: A review

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 322-331

  Jefferson, R G ^a  

^a NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Farmyard manure; Fertilizer; Fungi; Geranium sylvaticum; Grazing; Hay; Rhinanthus minor

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT RESTORATION; MEADOW; UPLAND REGION;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

FUNGI; GERANIUM SYLVATICUM; RHINANTHUS MINOR;

EID: 28944439747     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2005.00489.x     Document Type: Review

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