Modelling the coupled dynamics of moorland management and upland vegetation

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 278-288

  Chapman, Daniel S ^a,b   Termansen, Mette ^a   Quinn, Claire H ^a   Jin, Nanlin ^a   Bonn, Aletta ^c   Cornell, Stephen J ^a   Fraser, Evan D G ^a   Hubacek, Klaus ^a   Kunin, William E ^a   Reed, Mark S ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c Moorland Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calluna vulgaris; Heathland; Landscape ecology; Molinia caerulea; Pteridium aquilinum; Red grouse

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION ANALYSIS; DOMINANCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GRASS; GRAZING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MOORLAND; NATIONAL PARK; PEAT; POLICY APPROACH; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; REVEGETATION; SHEEP; SHRUB; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; MOLINIA CAERULEA; OVIS ARIES; PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 61449175918     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01618.x     Document Type: Article

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