Reinstatement of traditional mowing regimes counteracts population senescence in the rare perennial Primula vulgaris

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 351-360

  Endels, Patrick ^a   Jacquemyn, Hans ^a   Brys, Rein ^a,b   Hermy, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Landscape element; Life table; LTRE; Management; Matrix population model

Indexed keywords

PRIMULA VULGARIS; PRIMULACEAE;

EID: 46049100196     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2007.tb00434.x     Document Type: Article

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