Effects of soil disturbance on plant diversity of calcareous grasslands

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 714-719

  Schnoor, Tim Krone ^a   Olsson, Pål Axel ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Calcareous grassland; Mechanical disturbance; Phosphorus; Restoration; Sandy grassland; Soil chemistry

Indexed keywords

CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; DISTURBANCE; DIVERSITY INDEX; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PH; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

SWEDEN;

EID: 78650738920     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2010.10.018     Document Type: Article

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