From arable land to species-rich semi-natural grasslands: Succession in abandoned fields in a dry region of central Europe

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 77, Issue , 2015, Pages 373-381

  Sojneková, Martina ^a   Chytrý, Milan ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Czech Republic; Dry grassland; Ecological restoration; Ex arable land; Old field; Spontaneous succession

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; LAND USE; RESTORATION;

CZECH REPUBLIC; ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION; EX-ARABLE LAND; OLD-FIELD; SPONTANEOUS SUCCESSION;

CONSERVATION;

ARABLE LAND; ARID REGION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GRASSLAND; HABITAT TYPE; PERENNIAL PLANT; PHOTOGRAPHY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STEPPE; SUCCESSION;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84923061412     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.01.042     Document Type: Article

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