Patterns in species composition of arable field boundary vegetation

Acta Botanica Neerlandica

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 175-192

  Kleijn, David ^a   Joenje, Wouter ^a   Kropff, Martin J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arable weeds; Biomass gradient; Distribution patterns; Field boundary vegetation; Species richness

Indexed keywords

CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM ARVENSE; ELYMUS; ELYMUS REPENS; LOLIUM PERENNE; ASTERACEAE; POACEAE;

ARABLE FIELD; BOUNDARY VEGETATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES COMPOSITION;

EID: 0030613204     PISSN: 00445983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/plb.1997.46.2.175     Document Type: Article

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