Long-term changes in plant diversity of grasslands under agricultural and conservation management

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 299-306

  de Snoo, Geert R ^a,b   Naus, Nick ^a   Verhulst, Jort ^a   van Ruijven, Jasper ^a   Schaffers, André P ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Geodan   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agri environment schemes (AES); Agricultural intensification; Floristic value; Nature reserves; Nutrient richness; Species richness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863429788     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: 1654109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01181.x     Document Type: Article

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