Plant diversity and resilience to reindeer grazing

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 131-135

  Olofsson, Johan ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; GRAZING; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EMBRYOPHYTA; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 33244469029     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2006)038[0131:PDARTR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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