Field boundaries in Great Britain: Stock and change between 1984, 1990 and 1998

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 229-238

  Petit, S ^a   Stuart, R C ^a   Gillespie, M K ^a   Barr, C J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Countryside countryside survey; Field boundary; Hedgerows; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ECOLOGY;

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES; COUNTRYSIDE COUNTRYSIDE SURVEY; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FIELD BOUNDARIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEDGEROW; LANDSCAPE FEATURE; MULTIPLE FUNCTION; SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM;

WOODEN FENCES;

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEDGEROW;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTHETICS; LAND USE; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED KINGDOM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037356010     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4797(02)00176-7     Document Type: Article

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