A plant-functional-type approach tailored for stakeholders involved in field studies to predict forage services and plant biodiversity provided by grasslands

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 2-18

  Duru, M ^a   Jouany, C ^a   Theau, J P ^a   Granger, S ^b   Cruz, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b UNIV BOURGOGNE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Climate; Cutting; Ellenberg indicator value; Forage production; Functional trait; Grazing; Nutrient; Plant community

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921547233     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gfs.12129     Document Type: Article

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