Conservation value of the herbaceous vegetation in hedgerows - Does organic farming make a difference?

Biological Conservation

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 467-478

  Aude, E ^a,b   Tybirk, K ^a   Michelsen, A ^b   Ejrnaes R ^a   Hald, A B ^a   Mark, S ^a,c  

^a D   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Department of Coastal Zone Ecology ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Ellenberg; Fertility; Habitat quality; Pesticide; Plant species diversity

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSERVATION STATUS; HABITAT QUALITY; HEDGEROW; ORGANIC FARMING; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 1842834267     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2003.09.022     Document Type: Article

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