Re-creation of heathland on improved pasture using top soil removal and sulphur amendments: Edaphic drivers and impacts on ericoid mycorrhizas

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1628-1635

  Diaz, Anita ^a   Green, Iain ^a   Tibbett, Mark ^b  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Grassland; Restoration; Sod; Stripping; Sulphur; Turf

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GERMINATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HEATHLAND; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MYCORRHIZA; PASTURE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SHRUB; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SULFUR;

CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 44949132499     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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