The species composition and dynamics in well-preserved and restored calcareous xerothermic grasslands (South Poland)

Biologia - Section Botany

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 447-456

  Ba̧ba, Wojciech ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NATURE CONSERVATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Active protection management; Biodiversity; CA; pCCA; Poland; Secondary succession

Indexed keywords

BROMETEA;

EID: 5444233631     PISSN: 13356372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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