Why we should conserve 'limiting factors', at least sometimes!

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 573-575

  Marrs, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Management; Primary succession; Restoration ecology; Semi natural community

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; LIMITING FACTOR;

EID: 3042722353     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2004.tb02297.x     Document Type: Review

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