Transformation of rural landscapes in hiiumaa since 1956 and the consequences to open and half-open semi-natural habitats

Ekologia Bratislava

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 257-268

  Kaasik, Are ^a   Sepp, Kalev ^a   Raet, Janar ^a   Kuusemets, Valdo ^a  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Hiiumaa; Land use change; Rural landscapes; Semi natural habitats

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; GRASSLAND; HABITAT TYPE; LAND RECLAMATION; LAND USE CHANGE; MEADOW; OWNERSHIP; PASTURE; POLARIZATION; PRIVATIZATION; RURAL AREA; RURAL LANDSCAPE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ESTONIA; HIIUMAA;

EID: 79961049692     PISSN: 1335342X     EISSN: 1337947X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4149/ekol_2011_02_257     Document Type: Article

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