Identification of the environmental factors which drive the botanical and functional composition of permanent grasslands

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 219-236

  Michaud, A ^a,b,c   Plantureux, S ^b   Amiaud, B ^b   Carrere P ^d   Cruz, P ^e   Duru, M ^e   Dury, B ^f   Farruggia, A ^c   Fiorelli, J L ^g   Kerneis, E ^h   Baumont, R ^c  

^a Institut de l'Elevage   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^f Chambre Agriculture Saône et Loire   (France)

^g UR 055 INRA SAD ASTER   (France)

^h INRA Domaine du Bois Maché   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLORISTICS; FLOWERING; GRASSLAND; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT;

FRANCE;

EID: 84857000493     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859611000530     Document Type: Article

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