Development of plant communities on set-aside in England

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 8-19

  Boatman, Nigel D ^a   Jones, Naomi E ^a   Conyers, Simon T ^a   Pietravalle, Stéphane ^a  

^a FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Countryside Vegetation System; CSR strategy; Ellenberg value; Set aside; Succession; Vegetation survey

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ANEMOCHORY; ANNUAL PLANT; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GRASS; HABITAT CREATION; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; PERENNIAL PLANT; PLANT COMMUNITY; REGENERATION; RUDERAL; SET-ASIDE; SOIL PROFILE; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION; SWARD; VEGETATION MAPPING;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

POACEAE;

EID: 80052776068     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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