Early plant succession on former arable land

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-157

  Wilcox, Andrew ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Insect herbivores; Plant communities; Plant succession; Set aside; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

PLANT COMMUNITY; SET-ASIDE; SUCCESSION;

CAPSELLA BURSA-PASTORIS; HOLCUS LANATUS; POA ANNUA; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0031864264     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(98)00104-2     Document Type: Article

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