Creating acid grassland by adding sulphur and re-seeding at Minsmere RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, England
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Published source details
Ausden M. & Kemp M. (2005) Creating acid grassland by adding sulphur and re-seeding at Minsmere RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, England. Conservation Evidence, 2, 13-15.
Published source details Ausden M. & Kemp M. (2005) Creating acid grassland by adding sulphur and re-seeding at Minsmere RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, England. Conservation Evidence, 2, 13-15.
Summary
Former arable land at Minsmere RSPB Reserve, eastern England, was treated with sulphur, herbicide was applied to control weeds, and seeds were sown in an attempt to create acid grassland. Soil pH was reduced and acid grassland target species dominated the vegetation three years after seeding.
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