The influence of hydrological regime and grazing management on the plant communities of a karst wetland (Skealoghan turlough) in Ireland

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-24

  Moran, J ^a,b   Sheehy Skeffington, M ^a   Gormally, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Diversity; Grazing management; Groundwater; Hydrology; Wetland

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 46049087718     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2007-7-18390     Document Type: Article

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