The effect of grey heron (Ardea cinerea L.) colony on the surrounding vegetation and the biometrical features of three undergrowth species

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-74

  Zółkoś, Katarzyna ^a   Meissner, Włodzimierz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anthoxanthum odoratum L.; Ardea cinerea L.; Fertilization; Moehringia trinervia (L.) Clairv.; Nesting site; Rumex acetosella L.

Indexed keywords

BIOMETRY; BREEDING POPULATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FLORISTICS; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; NEST SITE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PLANT; VEGETATION;

ANTHOXANTHUM ODORATUM; ARDEA CINEREA; AVES; BRYOPHYTA; GALEOPSIS PUBESCENS; MOEHRINGIA TRINERVIA; RUMEX; RUMEX ACETOSELLA; SAMBUCUS; SAMBUCUS RACEMOSA; STELLARIA; STELLARIA MEDIA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 43249107767     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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