Optimal management of the rare Gladiolus imbricatus in Estonian coastal meadows indicated by its population structure

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-168

  Moora, Mari ^a   Kose, Marika ^b,c   Jõgar, Ülle ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b Estonian Ornithological Society   (Estonia)

^c Häädemeeste Municipality ^*  (Estonia)

Author keywords

Grassland management; Grazing; Life nature programme; Mowing; Population dynamics; Restoration

Indexed keywords

BOS; GLADIOLUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 51349095639     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: 1654109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2007.tb00514.x     Document Type: Article

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