Can arable field margins be managed to enhance their biodiversity, conservation and functional value for soil macrofauna?

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 269-278

  Smith, J ^a,b   Potts, S G ^a   Woodcock, B A ^a   Eggleton, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environment schemes; Functional group; Grass margins; Litter feeders; Predators; Seed mix; Soil disturbance; Soil feeders

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARABLE LAND; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSERVATION; FIELD MARGIN; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; ISOPOD; POLLINATOR; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AVES; CARABIDAE; CHILOPODA; COLEOPTERA; DIPLOPODA; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPODA; LUMBRICIDAE; STAPHYLINIDAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 38349118827     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01433.x     Document Type: Article

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