Wooded meadows of Estonia: Conservation efforts for a traditional habitat

Agricultural and Food Science

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 413-429

  Sammul, Marek ^a   Kattai, Kaili ^a   Lanno, Kaire ^a   Meltsov, Vivika ^a   Otsus, Merit ^a   Nõuakas, Liggi ^a   Kukk, Dora ^a   Mesipuu, Meeli ^a   Kana, Silja ^a   Kukk, Toomas ^a  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Abandonment; Agricultural subsidies; Conservation; Diversity; Grassland; Management; Restoration; Wooded meadow

Indexed keywords

EID: 58849112644     PISSN: 14596067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2137/145960608787235513     Document Type: Article

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