Meta-analysis reveals microevolution in grassland plant species under contrasting management

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2375-2400

  Pluess, Andrea R ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Contemporary evolution; Grassland; Habitat selection; Land use; Review

Indexed keywords

BIOME; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATA SET; EVOLUTION; GRASSLAND; GRAZING PRESSURE; HABITAT SELECTION; LAND USE; LONGEVITY; META-ANALYSIS; PALATABILITY; PERSISTENCE;

EID: 84883288468     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-013-0528-y     Document Type: Article

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