Assessing conservation action for substitution of missing dynamics on former military training areas in central Europe

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 107-116

  Jentsch, Anke ^a,b   Friedrich, Silke ^a,c   Steinlein, Thomas ^c   Beyschlag, Wolfram ^c   Nezadal, Werner ^d  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Corynephorus canescens; Creative restoration; Dry acidic grassland; Plant functional type; Soil nutrients; Succession; Topsoil removal

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRASSLAND; NATURE CONSERVATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; REVEGETATION; SUCCESSION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

CORYNEPHORUS CANESCENS;

EID: 58149498787     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2007.00339.x     Document Type: Article

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