The effects of hemiparasitic plant removal on community structure and seedling establishment in semi-natural grasslands

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 409-420

  Demey, Andreas ^a   De Frenne, Pieter ^a   Baeten, Lander ^a   Verstraeten, Gorik ^a   Hermy, Martin ^b   Boeckx, Pascal ^a   Verheyen, Kris ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Clonal growth; Community structure; Establishment limitation; Pedicularis sylvatica; Rhinanthus angustifolius; Seed addition; Semi natural grassland

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLONAL GROWTH; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GRASSLAND; HEMIPARASITE; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SEEDLING; SPECIES EVENNESS; VEGETATION TYPE; WEED CONTROL;

BELGIUM;

JUNCACEAE; PEDICULARIS; PEDICULARIS SYLVATICA; RHINANTHUS; RHINANTHUS ANGUSTIFOLIUS;

EID: 84926480528     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12262     Document Type: Article

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