Nutrient limitation in species-rich Calthion grasslands in relation to opportunities for restoration in a peat meadow landscape

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 315-325

  Van De Riet, B P ^a   Barendregt, A ^a   Brouns, K ^a   Hefting, M M ^a   Verhoeven, J T A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Field fertilization; Nitrogen; Peat meadow restoration; Phosphorus; Potassium

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954340784     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: 1654109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2009.01070.x     Document Type: Article

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