Effect of mowing on the structure of sedge communities in the Chwiszczej River valley (Białowieża Forest)

• Autorzy: Kolos A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Słowa kluczowe

EN

mowing; structure; sedge; plant community; Chwiszczej River; river valley; Bialowieza Forest; wetland management; Calamagrostis stricta; meadow; plant species; community structure; floristic richness

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Quaestiones Geographicae
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: 31
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.33-39,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Kolos A.

• Institute of Environmental Engineering and Environmental Protection, Bialystok Technical University, Wiejska 45E, 15-351 Bialystok, Poland

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