Remnant grassland habitats as source communities for plant diversification in agricultural landscapes

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 233-240

  Cousins, Sara A O ^a   Lindborg, Regina ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Ex arable fields; Grassland specialists; Midfield islets; Species richness; Sweden

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GRASSLAND; HABITAT CONSERVATION; REFUGIUM; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 36549071462     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.09.016     Document Type: Article

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