Seed and (micro)site limitation in ditch banks: Germination, establishment and survival under different management regimes

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 16-33

  Blomqvist, M M ^a,b   Tamis, W L M ^b   Bakker, J P ^c   van der Meijden, E ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agri environment schemes; Biomass; Colonisation; Extinction; Modern dairy farms; Standing crop

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; CONSERVATION; GERMINATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 30344474890     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2005.08.003     Document Type: Article

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