Management regimes and farming practices enhancing plant species richness on ditch banks

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 119, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 353-358

  Manhoudt, A G E ^a   Visser, A J ^b   de Snoo, G R ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ditch bank management; Ellenberg values; Organic and conventional arable farming; Plant species richness

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ARABLE FARMING; CLAY SOIL; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ORGANIC FARMING; PLANT; SANDY SOIL; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 33846218267     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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