A native species with invasive behaviour in coastal dunes: Evidence for progressing decay and homogenization of habitat types

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Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 819-823

  Nielsen, Knud Erik ^a   Degn, Hans Jørgen ^b   Damgaard, Christian ^a   Bruus, Marianne ^a   Nygaard, Bettina ^c  

^a Department of Inland Fisheries   (Denmark)

^b Degn Nature Consult   (Denmark)

^c NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Critical load; Dunes, succession; Eutrofication; Habitat types; Pinpoint

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CRITICAL LOAD; DOMINANCE; DUNE; EUTROPHICATION; GRASS; HABITAT TYPE; HISTORICAL RECORD; HOMOGENEITY; NATIVE SPECIES; NEW SPECIES; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SUCCESSION;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOSYSTEM; EUROPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE;

ECOSYSTEM; EUROPE; POACEAE;

DENMARK;

DESCHAMPSIA FLEXUOSA;

EID: 80155175611     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-011-0144-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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