Experimental restoration of a fen plant community after peat mining

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 209-220

  Cobbaert, D ^a,b   Rochefort, L ^a   Price, J S ^c  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diaspore; Fen restoration; Peat depth, re vegetation; Straw mulch, water regime

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 9644291701     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2004.tb00612.x     Document Type: Article

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