Modelling the effect of fertiliser, mowing, disturbance and width on the biodiversity of plant communities of field boundaries

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 93, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 351-365

  Schippers, Peter ^a   Joenje, Wouter ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Extinction; Field margin; Modelling; Nutrients; Plant competition

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DISTURBANCE; FIELD MARGIN; MOWING; PLANT COMMUNITY; SIZE EFFECT;

ANTHOXANTHUM; ANTHOXANTHUM ODORATUM; FESTUCA; FESTUCA OVINA; HOLCUS; HOLCUS LANATUS; POA; POA ANNUA;

EID: 0036889112     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(01)00339-5     Document Type: Article

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