Patterns of ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) colonization in mountain grasslands: The importance of management practices

Plant Ecology

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 177-189

  Marie Pierre, Julien ^a   Didier, Alard ^b   Gérard, Balent ^a  

^a UMR 1201 Dynafor   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Cutting; Grazing; Herbaceous biomass; Heterogeneity; Seedling establishment; Vegetative reproduction

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; GRASSLAND; GRAZING;

ANIMALIA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR;

EID: 33745101025     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-005-9019-x     Document Type: Article

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