Germinable soil seed banks in abandoned grasslands in central and western Norway and their significance for restoration

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 223-230

  Rosef, Line ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Seed longevity; Seed survival; Species disappearance

Indexed keywords

EID: 43449125592     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2008-7-18361     Document Type: Article

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