Substitutes for grazing in semi-natural grasslands - Do mowing or mulching represent valuable alternatives to maintain vegetation structure?

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1086-1098

  Römermann, Christine ^a   Bernhardt Römermann, Markus ^b   Kleyer, Michael ^c   Poschlod, Peter ^d  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cross compliance; Functional traits; RLQ analyses; Succession; Vegetation response

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954527250     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.01106.x     Document Type: Article

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