Effects of pasture management and fertilizer regimes on botanical changes in species-rich mountain calcareous grassland in Central Europe

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 443-453

  Lanta, V ^a,b   Dolezal J ^a,c   Lantova P ^c   Kelisek J ^c   Mudrak O ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Abandonment; Fertilization; Grazing; Mowing; Plant functional group; Species richness

Indexed keywords

CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FORAGE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRAZING; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MOWING; PASTURE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CENTRAL EUROPE;

BOS; POACEAE;

EID: 73149089458     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2009.00709.x     Document Type: Article

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