A Swiss agri-environment scheme effectively enhances species richness for some taxa over time

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 125, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 167-172

  Roth, Tobias ^a,b,c   Amrhein, Valentin ^b,c   Peter, Beatrice ^d   Weber, Darius ^a  

^a Hintermann and Weber SA   (Switzerland)

^b Research Station Petite Camargue Alsacienne   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d Agrofutura   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aargau; Agri environment scheme; Ecological compensated area; Policy evaluation; Species diversity; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; BIODIVERSITY; BUTTERFLY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VASCULAR PLANT; POLICY ANALYSIS; SNAIL;

AARGAU; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

AVES; GASTROPODA; PAPILIONOIDEA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 40849147176     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2007.12.012     Document Type: Article

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