How is Regeneration of Plants after Mowing Affected by Shoot Size in Two Species-Rich Meadows with Different Water Supply?

Folia Geobotanica

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 225-238

  Klimešová, Jitka ^a   Janeček, Štěpán ^a   Bartušková, Alena ^a   Lanta, Vojtěch ^a,b   Doležal, Jiří ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Abandonment; Coexistence; Compensatory growth; Mowing; Shoot biomass; Species rich meadow

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; COEXISTENCE; COMPENSATION; MEADOW; MOWING; REGENERATION; WATER AVAILABILITY;

EID: 78049527241     PISSN: 12119520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12224-010-9066-5     Document Type: Article

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