The success of a rotational grazing system in conserving the diversity of chalk grassland Auchenorrhyncha

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 363-374

  Morris, M G ^a,b,d   Clarke, R T ^b,c   Rispin, W E ^b,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b Nat Environ Res Cncl Inst T   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auchenorrhyncha; Chalk grassland; Hillside position; Rotational grazing; Vegetation height

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; GRAZING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AUCHENORRHYNCHA; INVERTEBRATA; MACROSTELES;

EID: 26044479722     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-005-8825-8     Document Type: Article

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