Factors relating to soil fertility and species diversity in both semi-natural and created meadows in the West Midlands of England

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 335-348

  McCrea, A R ^a   Trueman, I C ^a   Fullen, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; MEADOW; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL FERTILITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WEST MIDLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

POACEAE;

EID: 2942525467     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2004.00606.x     Document Type: Article

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