Plant diversity and land use under organic and conventional agriculture: A whole-farm approach

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 792-803

  Gibson, R H ^a   Pearce, S ^a   Morris, R J ^a,b   Symondson, W O C ^c   Memmott, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agroecology; Arable weeds; GIS; Habitat heterogeneity; Plant diversity; Production syndromes

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGROECOLOGY; ARABLE LAND; FARMING SYSTEM; HETEROGENEITY; LAND USE; ORGANIC FARMING; PLANT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 34347380742     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01292.x     Document Type: Article

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