Long-term population dynamics of Dactylorhiza incarnata (L.) Soó after abandonment and re-introduction of mowing

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 206, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 622-630

  Schrautzer, Joachim ^a   Fichtner, Andreas ^a   Huckauf, Aiko ^a   Rasran, Leonid ^b   Jensen, Kai ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b Michael Otto Institut im NABU   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Litter production; Relative light availability; Secondary succession; Shade avoidance; Wet grassland restoration

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HABITAT TYPE; HERB; LAND USE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LITTER; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MEADOW; MOWING; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION DECLINE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SHADE TOLERANCE;

EUROPE;

DACTYLORHIZA INCARNATA; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 79957470410     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2010.11.008     Document Type: Article

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