Plant colonization of ex-arable fields from adjacent species-rich grasslands: The importance of dispersal vs. recruitment ability

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 130, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 93-99

  Öster, Mathias ^a   Ask, Kristina ^a   Römermann, Christine ^b   Tackenberg, Oliver ^b   Eriksson, Ove ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colonization; Dispersal; Grassland conservation; Grassland restoration; Recruitment limitation; Seed sowing

Indexed keywords

ARABLE LAND; COLONIZATION; CONNECTIVITY; DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GRASSLAND; HABITAT CONSERVATION; NATURE RESERVE; PLANT COMMUNITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SEED PRODUCTION; SOWING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 60249087416     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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