Long-term effects of the abandonment of grazing on steppe-like grasslands

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-62

  Enyedi, Z Márton ^a   Ruprecht, Eszter ^a   Deák, Mónika ^b  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b NONE   (Romania)

Author keywords

Diversity; Management; Re sampling; Romania; Stipa lessingiana; Stipa pulcherrima, Transylvanian Low land

Indexed keywords

STIPA; STIPA PULCHERRIMA;

EID: 46049093583     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2007-7-18316     Document Type: Article

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