Changes in plant species composition in abandoned and restored limestone grasslands - The effects of tree and shrub cutting

Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-75

  Dzwonko, Zbigniew ^a   Loster, Stefania ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Permanent plots; Restoration; Secondary succession; Southern Poland; Species diversity; Time series

Indexed keywords

POACEAE;

EID: 42549111724     PISSN: 00016977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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