Vegetation, soils and seed banks of limestone grasslands are still impacted by former cultivation one century after abandonment

Community Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 194-202

  Forey, E ^a   Dutoit, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

Author keywords

Historical ecology; Long term effect; Seed bank and above ground vegetation; Soil disturbance; Spontaneous regeneration

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; CULTIVATION; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; FLORISTICS; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NATURE RESERVE; NINETEENTH CENTURY; REGENERATION; SEED BANK; SITE EFFECT; SOIL PROPERTY; VALLEY;

FRANCE;

ALTHAEA; ALTHAEA HIRSUTA; BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 84875739888     PISSN: 15858553     EISSN: 15882756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ComEc.13.2012.2.9     Document Type: Article

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