The impact of Rhinanthus minor in newly established meadows on a productive site

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 121-129

  Westbury, Duncan B ^a   Dunnett, Nigel P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; Diversification; Forb; Grassland; Grassland restoration; Hemiparasite; Orobanchaceae; Semi natural; Species richness

Indexed keywords

OROBANCHACEAE; POACEAE; RHINANTHUS; RHINANTHUS MINOR;

EID: 35948978185     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1658/1402-2001(2007)10[121:TIORMI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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