Restoration of Neotropical grasslands degraded by quarrying using hay transfer

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 482-492

  Le Stradic, Soizig ^a   Buisson, Elise ^b   Fernandes, Geraldo W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b AVIGNON UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Campos rupestres; Cerrado; Grassland restoration; Herbaceous communities; Rupestrian field; Serra do Cip ; Tropical altitude grasslands

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902545440     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: 1654109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/avsc.12074     Document Type: Article

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