Semi-natural grasslands under impact of changing land use during last 30 years: Trollio-Cirsietum community in the Liptov region (N Slovakia)

Community Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 115-123

  Halada, L ^a   Ruzickova H ^b   David, S ^a   Halabuk, A ^a  

^a Branch Nitra   (Slovakia)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Community structure changes; Fens; Intensification of agriculture; Mesophilous grasslands; Rural landscape; Trollio Cirsietum; Wet meadow

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864298101     PISSN: 15858553     EISSN: 15882756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ComEc.9.2008.S.16     Document Type: Conference Paper

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