Comparative biodiversity of aquatic habitats in the European agricultural landscape

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 125, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 1-8

  Davies, Bella ^a   Biggs, Jeremy ^a   Williams, Penny ^a   Whitfield, Mericia ^a   Nicolet, Pascale ^a   Sear, David ^b   Bray, Simon ^b   Maund, Steve ^c  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aquatic biota; Farming; Freshwater; Pond; Small waterbodies; Waterbody

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FARMING SYSTEM; FRESHWATER; HABITAT TYPE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POND; RARITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 40849113444     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2007.10.006     Document Type: Article

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