Management of field margins to maximize multiple ecological services

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-21

  Olson, Dawn M ^a   Wäckers, Felix L ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecological services; Insect conservation; Northern bobwhite; Plant succession; Vegetative buffers

Indexed keywords

APHID; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BUFFER ZONE; COTTON; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FIELD MARGIN; GAMEBIRD; PARASITISM; PREDATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; THRIPS; VEGETATION TYPE;

APHIDIDAE; APHIS GOSSYPII; COLINUS; COLINUS VIRGINIANUS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYGUS; METEORUS AUTOGRAPHAE; ORIUS INSIDIOSUS; PHASIANIDAE; STAPHYLINIDAE; TACHINIDAE; TRICHOGRAMMA;

EID: 33846032650     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01241.x     Document Type: Article

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