Biodiversity and traditional land use in south-central Sweden: The significance of management timing

Environment and History

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 385-403

  Dahlström, Anna ^a   Lennartsson, Tommy ^a   Wissman, Jörgen ^a   Frycklund, Ingemar ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Foundation for Uppland   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Historical land use; Management timing; Phenology; Semi natural grassland

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY; GRASSLAND; LAND USE CHANGE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PHENOLOGY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

PAPILIONOIDEA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 53649083575     PISSN: 09673407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3197/096734008X333572     Document Type: Article

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