New method for rapid assessment of the functional composition of herbaceous plant communities

Austral Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 927-936

  Gaucherand, Stéphanie ^a   Lavorel, Sandra ^b  

^a Cemagref   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER   (France)

Author keywords

Fertility gradient; Management indicator; Methodology; Plant functional trait; Subalpine pasture

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FERTILITY; FLORISTICS; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 35948994172     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2007.01781.x     Document Type: Article

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