Remnant Populations and Plant Functional Traits in Abandoned Semi-Natural Grasslands

Folia Geobotanica

Volumn 46, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 165-179

  Johansson, Veronika A ^a   Cousins, Sara A O ^a   Eriksson, Ove ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clonal growth; Grassland abandonment; Land use change; Landscape history; Remnant population dynamics; Species rich grasslands

Indexed keywords

BUD; CLONAL GROWTH; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; GRASSLAND; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE HISTORY; LIFE CYCLE; LOCAL EXTINCTION; PERENNIAL PLANT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEED DISPERSAL; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EUROPE;

EID: 79957807708     PISSN: 12119520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12224-010-9071-8     Document Type: Article

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