Interactive effects of rabbit grazing and environmental factors on plant species-richness on dunes of Norderney

Journal of Coastal Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 103-114

  Isermann, Maike ^a   Koehler, Hartmut ^a   Mühl, Martina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coastal dunes; Disturbance; Exclosure; Nature conservation; Rabbits; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; DUNE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GRAZING PRESSURE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HABITAT TYPE; NATURE CONSERVATION; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EAST FRISIAN ISLANDS; FRISIAN ISLANDS; GERMANY; LOWER SAXONY; NORDERNEY;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 77952426591     PISSN: 14000350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11852-009-0056-9     Document Type: Article

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