Patterns of variation in vascular plant species richness and composition in SE Norwegian agricultural landscapes

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 114, Issue 2-4, 2006, Pages 270-286

  Bratli, Harald ^a   Økland, Tonje ^a   Økland, Rune Halvorsen ^b   Dramstad, Wenche E ^a   Elven, Reidar ^b   Engan, Gunnar ^a   Fjellstad, Wendy ^a   Heegaard, Einar ^c   Pedersen, Oddvar ^b   Solstad, Heidi ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscapes; Intensification; Land cover types; Land use; Ordination; Soil fertility; Species composition; Vegetation gradients

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; ORDINATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33645230204     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2005.10.022     Document Type: Article

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