Factors influencing the plant and invertebrate diversity of arable field margins

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 219-231

  Asteraki, E J ^a,c   Hart, B J ^b   Ings, T C ^a   Manley, W J ^b  

^a CABI   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MALAYSIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE MARDI   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Agroecosystem; Arable; Biodiversity; Field margin; Insect; Invertebrate; Organic; Plants

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARABLE FARMING; FARMING SYSTEM; FIELD MARGIN; INVERTEBRATE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ARANEAE; AUCHENORRHYNCHA; COLEOPTERA; HETEROPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 1542381110     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2003.07.003     Document Type: Article

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