Effect of grazing on plant diversity of coastal meadows in Estonia

Annales Botanici Fennici

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 84-92

  Ingerpuu, Nele ^a   Sarv, Marge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTES; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84927142866     PISSN: 00033847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5735/085.052.0210     Document Type: Article

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