A functional trait approach to fen restoration analysis

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 658-666

  Hedberg, Petter ^a   Saetre, Peter ^b   Sundberg, Sebastian ^c,d   Rydin, Håkan ^c   Kotowski, Wiktor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b SWEDISH NUCLEAR FUEL AND WASTE MANAGEMENT CO   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bryophyte; Ditch blocking; Environmental filter; Functional diversity; Peatland; Specific leaf area; Tree cutting; Vascular plant

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84884354157     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: 1654109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/avsc.12042     Document Type: Article

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