Effect of woody borders on insect density and diversity in crop fields: A landscape-scale analysis

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 115-122

  Holland, Jeff ^a   Fahrig, Lenore ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscapes; Biodiversity; Canada; Dispersal; Fencerows; Insect density; Insect diversity; Woody borders

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; INSECT; POPULATION DENSITY; WOODY PLANT;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0033984524     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(99)00123-1     Document Type: Article

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