Effects of the expansion by Hippophaë rhamnoides on plant species richness in coastal dunes

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-42

  Isermann, Maike ^a   Diekmann, Martin ^a   Heemann, Sonja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Grassland species; Grazing; Hump backed relationship; Rabbit; Shrub expansion

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; HIPPOPHAE; HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 35948993090     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1658/1402-2001(2007)10[33:EOTEBH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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