Restoration of grazing management and its effect on vegetation in an upland grassland

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 375-382

  Pavlů, Vilém ^a   Hejcman, Michal ^b   Pavlů, Lenka ^a   Gaisler, Jan ^a  

^a CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Abandoned semi natural grassland; Grazing intensity; Pasture; Principal response curve; Vegetation trait

Indexed keywords

AEGOPODIUM PODAGRARIA; AGROSTIS; AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS; ALOPECURUS PRATENSIS; ANTHRISCUS SYLVESTRIS; CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM ARVENSE; CIRSIUM VULGARE; DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; ELYMUS REPENS; FESTUCA RUBRA; GALIUM; GALIUM ALBUM; PHLEUM PRATENSE; POACEAE; RANUNCULACEAE; RANUNCULUS REPENS; TARAXACUM; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE; TRACHEOPHYTA; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 42449137364     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2007.tb00436.x     Document Type: Article

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