The use of nutrient resources from arable fields by plants in field boundaries

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1433-1440

  Kleijn, David ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

clonal species; diversity; eutrophication; field boundary vegetation

Indexed keywords

ARABLE FIELD; CLONAL PLANT; FIELD BOUNDARY; NUTRIENT RESOURCE;

EID: 0030302617     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404782     Document Type: Article

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