Effects of nitrogen enrichment, plant litter removal and cutting on a species-rich Mediterranean calcareous grassland

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 443-455

  Bonanomi, G ^a   Caporaso, S ^b   Allegrezza, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Brachypodium rupestre; Central Italy; Species diversity; Succession

Indexed keywords

BRACHYPODIUM RUPESTRE; POACEAE;

EID: 74949133025     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500903172128     Document Type: Article

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