Vegetation composition dynamics in peatlands used as buffer areas in forested catchments in southern and central Finland

Plant Ecology

Volumn 212, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1803-1818

  Hynninen, Anu ^a   Hamberg, Leena ^a   Nousiainen, Hannu ^a   Korpela, Leila ^a   Nieminen, Mika ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Endangered mire types; Forested catchment; Mire vegetation; Peatland buffer area

Indexed keywords

BUFFER ZONE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DICOTYLEDON; DISCHARGE; FOREST INVENTORY; FORESTED CATCHMENT; GRASS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MIRE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PEATLAND; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEDGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; VULNERABILITY;

FINLAND;

CALAMAGROSTIS PURPUREA; CAREX; MENYANTHES TRIFOLIATA; POACEAE;

EID: 80054019695     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-011-9950-y     Document Type: Article

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