Agri-environment schemes and butterflies: The utilisation of 6 m grass margins

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1969-1976

  Field, R G ^a   Gardiner, T ^a   Mason, C F ^b   Hill, J ^a  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environment schemes; Butterflies; Countryside Stewardship Scheme; Field margins; Grassland

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BUTTERFLY; FIELD MARGIN; GRASS; HABITAT CONSERVATION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; ESSEX [ENGLAND]; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

MANIOLA JURTINA; PAPILIONOIDEA; PYRONIA TITHONUS;

EID: 21144447209     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-004-2125-6     Document Type: Article

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