Determinants of overwintering habitat quality for beetles and spiders on arable farmland

Biological Conservation

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 79-90

  Pywell, R F ^a   James, K L ^b   Herbert, I ^c   Meek, W R ^a   Carvell, C ^a   Bell, D ^d   Sparks, T H ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b Northmoor Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Northants NN8 2JH UK ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Field margins; Hedgerows; Integrated crop management; Restoration

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CONSERVATION; HABITAT QUALITY; HEDGEROW; INVERTEBRATE; PEST SPECIES; REFUGE;

APHIDIDAE; ARANEAE; COLEOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 11144298582     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.10.010     Document Type: Article

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