Disturbance effects on early succession of field margins along the shaded and unshaded side of a tree lane

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 78-86

  Cauwer, Benny De ^a   Reheul, Dirk ^a   D'Hooghe, Katrien ^a   Nijs, Ivan ^b   Milbau, Ann ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Light regime; Similarity; Sown wildflowers; Species richness; Succession

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; FIELD MARGIN; PLANT COMMUNITY; SHADING; SUCCESSION;

DICOTYLEDONEAE; LILIOPSIDA;

EID: 29144452029     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2005.07.006     Document Type: Article

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