Sustaining recovered grasslands is not likely without proper management: Vegetation changes after cessation of mowing

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 741-751

  Kelemen, András ^a   Török, Péter ^a   Valkó, Orsolya ^a   Deák, Balázs ^a   Miglécz, Tamás ^a   Tóth, Katalin ^a   Ölvedi, Tamás ^a   Tóthmérész, Béla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Abandonment; Biodiversity; Cirsium arvense; Grassland restoration; Post restoration management; Seed sowing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893949981     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-014-0631-8     Document Type: Article

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