Alvar vegetation of Öland - Changes, monitoring and restoration

Biology and Environment

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 387-399

  Rosén, Ejvind ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS; OVIS ARIES; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33845679715     PISSN: 07917945     EISSN: 2009003X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3318/BIOE.2006.106.3.387     Document Type: Conference Paper

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