Field margins in northern Europe: Their functions and interactions with agriculture

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 89, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 5-21

  Marshall, E J P ^a,c   Moonen, A C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^c Marshall Agroecology Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Agrochemicals; Boundary; Dispersal; Field margin; Flora; Hedge

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DISPERSAL; FIELD MARGIN; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY;

EUROPE;

ARTHROPODA; AVES;

EID: 0036211152     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(01)00315-2     Document Type: Article

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