Invertebrate populations in miscanthus (Miscanthus×giganteus) and reed canary-grass (Phalaris arundinacea) fields

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-39

  Semere, T ^a   Slater, F M ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Beetles; Biodiversity; Biomass crops; Butterflies; Field margins; Invertebrates; Miscanthus; Reed canary grass; Species abundance

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROLOGY;

ARTHROPODS; BEETLES; BUTTERFLIES; INVERTEBRATES; MISCANTHUS;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROLOGY; POPULATION STATISTICS;

ARBOREAL SPECIES; BEETLE; BIOMONITORING; BUTTERFLY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GRASS; HABITAT USE; WEED;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; HEREFORDSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ARTHROPODA; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; MISCANTHUS; PAPILIONOIDEA; PHALARIS; PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA; POACEAE;

EID: 33845487120     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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