Effects of management intensity on land snails in Swiss nutrient-poor pastures

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 120, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 243-249

  Boschi, Cristina ^a   Baur, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Fertilization; Gastropods; Grazing intensity; Pasture

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; GRAZING; HABITAT USE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; SNAIL; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; JURA [SWITZERLAND]; JURA MOUNTAINS; SWITZERLAND;

BOS; GASTROPODA; STYLOMMATOPHORA;

EID: 33846837603     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2006.09.008     Document Type: Article

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