Testing biotic indicator taxa: The sensitivity of insectivorous mammals and their prey to the intensification of lowland agriculture

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 151-160

  Pocock, Michael J O ^a   Jennings, Nancy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Dotmoth   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioindicator; Carabid; Chiroptera; Diptera; Hay; Hedgerow; Lepidoptera; Neomys; Silage; Sorex

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGROCHEMICAL; BAT; BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; CEREAL; FLY; HAY; HEDGEROW; INSECTIVORE; MOTH; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SILAGE; SMALL MAMMAL; TESTING METHOD;

CARABIDAE; CHIROPTERA; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; HEPIALIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; MAMMALIA; NEOMYS; SOREX; SORICIDAE;

EID: 38349092369     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01361.x     Document Type: Article

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