Effects of grassland management on plant functional trait composition

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 137-145

  Kahmen, Stefanie ^a   Poschlod, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological characteristics; Burning; Fire; Grazing; Management treatments; Mowing; Mulching; Plant trait responses; Semi natural grasslands

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BURNING; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EUROPEAN UNION; FIRE; FLOWERING; GRASSLAND; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MOWING; MULCHING; NATURE CONSERVATION; PHENOLOGY; PHYTOMASS; SEED BANK;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 48949088438     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2008.05.016     Document Type: Article

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