Effects of litter removal and mowing on germination and establishment of two fen-grassland species along a productivity gradient

Folia Geobotanica

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 271-288

  Rasran, Leonid ^a   Vogt, Kati ^a   Jensen, Kai ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Litter; Lotus pedunculatus; Microsite limitation; Seed limitation; Silene flos cuculi; Standing crop

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; GERMINATION; LITTER; MOWING; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

LOTUS PEDUNCULATUS; LYCHNIS FLOS-CUCULI; SILENE;

EID: 61449118155     PISSN: 12119520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02806467     Document Type: Article

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