Farmland biodiversity: Is habitat heterogeneity the key?

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 182-188

  Benton, Tim G ^a   Vickery, Juliet A ^b   Wilson, Jeremy D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^c RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; HABITAT RESTORATION; HETEROGENEITY;

EID: 0037377128     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(03)00011-9     Document Type: Review

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