Silent meadows: The uncertain decline and conservation of hay meadows in the British landscape

Landscape Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 437-458

  Riley, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environment; Hay meadows; Landscape history; Nature conservation; Peak District

Indexed keywords

HABITAT CONSERVATION; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; MEADOW; NATURE CONSERVATION;

DERBYSHIRE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; PEAK DISTRICT; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 29244489045     PISSN: 01426397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01426390500273080     Document Type: Article

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