Developing grassland conservation headlands: Response of carabid assemblage to different cutting regimes in a silage field edge

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 263-277

  Haysom, K A ^a,c   McCracken, D I ^a   Foster, G N ^a   Sotherton, N W ^b  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c CABI   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carabid; Conservation headland; Cutting; Diversity; Field margin; Grassland management

Indexed keywords

ARABLE LAND; CUTTING; FIELD MARGIN; GRASSLAND; NATURE CONSERVATION; SILAGE;

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 1842716904     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2003.09.014     Document Type: Article

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