Secondary succession in sandy old-fields: A promising example of spontaneous grassland recovery

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 214-224

  Albert, Ágnes Júlia ^a   Kelemen, András ^a   Valkó, Orsolya ^a   Miglécz, Tamás ^a   Csecserits, Anikó ^b   Rédei, Tamás ^b   Deák, Balázs ^a   Tóthmérész, Béla ^a   Török, Péter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND BOTANY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Abandonment; Acidic sand; Calcareous sand; Clonal traits; Grassland restoration; Invasion; Spontaneous succession

Indexed keywords

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EID: 84896037275     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: 1654109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/avsc.12068     Document Type: Article

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