Turf transplants for restoration of alpine vegetation: Does size matter?

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 439-446

  Aradottir, Asa L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Dwarf shrub heath; Ecological restoration; Grassland; Iceland; Mosses; Species introduction; Turf transplants

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISTURBANCE; EVERGREEN TREE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRASSLAND; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH FORM; HABITAT RESTORATION; MOSS; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEDGE; SHRUB; SIZE EFFECT; TOLERANCE; TRANSPLANTATION; VEGETATION COVER;

ICELAND;

BRYOPHYTA; CAREX; POACEAE;

EID: 84859158350     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2012.02123.x     Document Type: Article

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