The ecological equivalence of quarry floors to alvars

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-82

  Tomlinson, Shannon ^a,b   Matthes, Uta ^a   Richardson, Paul J ^a   Larson, Douglas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b STANTEC CONSULTING LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Canonical correspondence analysis; Limestone; Ontario; Ordination; Restoration; Soil nutrient

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 46049096737     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2007-7-18318     Document Type: Article

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