The role of weeds in supporting biological diversity within crop fields

Weed Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 77-89

  Marshall, E J P ^a   Brown, V K ^b   Boatman, N D ^c   Lutman, P J W ^d   Squire, G R ^e   Ward, L K ^f  

^a Marshall Agroecology Limited   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^e SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^f CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Birds; Crop; Fauna; Fields; Insects; Trophic interactions; Weed community; Weeds

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; ARABLE LAND; BIODIVERSITY; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; WEED;

UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PERDIX; PERDIX PERDIX;

EID: 0038402680     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3180.2003.00326.x     Document Type: Review

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