Effects of landscape complexity on the ecological effectiveness of agri-environment schemes

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-148

  Concepción, Elena D ^a   Díaz, Mario ^a   Baquero, Rocío A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abundance; Bees; Birds; Field scale effects; Grasshoppers and crickets; Interactive effects; Landscape scale effects; Plants; Species density; Spiders

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT LOSS; LANDSCAPE; POLICY MAKING; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

APOIDEA; ARANEAE; AVES; GRYLLIDAE;

EID: 38649098490     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-007-9150-2     Document Type: Article

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