Integrating climate change into calcareous grassland management

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 795-802

  Maalouf, Jean Paul ^a   Le Bagousse Pinguet, Yoann ^a   Marchand, Lilian ^a   Bâchelier, Emilie ^a   Touzard, Blaise ^a   Michalet, Richard ^a  

^a UMR 1202 BIOGECO   (France)

Author keywords

Biotic interactions; Conservation; Diversity; Drought; Mesobromion; Mowing; Xerobromion

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BUFFER ZONE; CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; FACILITATION; HERB; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MOWING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EUROPE;

EID: 84864011097     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2012.02151.x     Document Type: Article

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