The status of transitions between cultivated fields and their boundaries: ecotones, ecoclines or edge effects?

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 127-136

  Dutoit, Thierry ^a   Buisson, Elise ^b   Gerbaud, Eric ^b   Roche, Philip ^b   Tatoni, Thierry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

^b AVIGNON UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Agri ecosystems; Arable weeds; Conservation; Edge effect; Restoration

Indexed keywords

ECOTONE; EDGE EFFECT; FIELD; GRASSLAND; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; WEED;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33847344298     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2006.03.010     Document Type: Article

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