Population structure of the threatened perennial Serratula tinctoria in relation to vegetation and management

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 267-274

  Bissels, Stephanie ^a   Hölzel, Norbert ^a   Otte, Annette ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conservation; Demography; Flood plain meadow; Grazing; Long lived perennial; Mowing; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; OVIS ARIES; SERRATULA TINCTORIA;

EID: 9644252952     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2004.tb00619.x     Document Type: Article

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