Changes over three decades in the floristic composition of nutrient-poor grasslands in the Swiss Alps

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 547-567

  Peter, Markus ^a   Gigon, Andreas ^b   Edwards, Peter J ^b   Lüscher, Andreas ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation management; Conservation value; Ecological compensation area; Habitat specialists; Land use change; Vegetation change

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EUTROPHICATION; FLORISTICS; GRASSLAND; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LAND USE CHANGE; MEADOW; MOWING; NATURE CONSERVATION; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PASTURE; PHYTOSOCIOLOGY; SHEEP; SPECIALIST; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ALPS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 60449101893     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9521-2     Document Type: Article

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