Agri-environment schemes and butterflies: The utilisation of two metre arable field margins

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 465-474

  Field, R G ^a,c   Gardiner, T ^a   Mason, C F ^b   Hill, J ^a  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environment schemes; Butterflies; Field margins; Nectar sources

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ARABLE FARMING; BUTTERFLY; FIELD MARGIN; NECTARIVORY; TRANSECT;

ENGLAND; ESSEX [ENGLAND]; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

MANIOLA JURTINA; OCHLODES VENATA; PAPILIONOIDEA; PYRONIA TITHONUS; THYMELICUS LINEOLA; THYMELICUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 33846892761     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-005-6202-2     Document Type: Article

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