Habitat connectivity and matrix restoration: The wider implications of agri-environment schemes

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 209-218

  Donald, Paul F ^a   Evans, Andy D ^a  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environment schemes; Climate change; Conservation; Corridors; Farmland; Fragmentation; Habitat connectivity; Invasive species; Matrix habitat

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONNECTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FARMING SYSTEM; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INVASIVE SPECIES; METAPOPULATION; NATURE CONSERVATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33744948756     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01146.x     Document Type: Review

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