Effects of fertilization and afforestation on community structure of traditionally managed hay meadows in western Norway

Nordic Journal of Botany

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 593-606

  Myklestad, Åse ^a,b   Sætersdal, Magne ^c  

^a WESTERN NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FERTILIZER; MEADOW;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 29844441512     PISSN: 0107055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2003.tb00439.x     Document Type: Article

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