The potential of grass field margin management for enhancing beetle diversity in intensive livestock farms

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 60-69

  Woodcock, B A ^a   Potts, S G ^a   Pilgrim, E ^b   Ramsay, A J ^a   Tscheulin, T ^a   Parkinson, A ^b   Smith, R E N ^b   Gundrey, A L ^b   Brown, V K ^a   Tallowin, J R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environment scheme; Beetle diversity; Cutting; Functional group; Grazing; Inorganic fertilizer; Intensive grassland management; Silage

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FIELD MARGIN; GRAZING; LIVESTOCK FARMING; SILAGE; SPECIES RICHNESS; SWARD;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

BOS TAURUS; COLEOPTERA; POACEAE;

EID: 33845975267     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01258.x     Document Type: Article

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