Agricultural drainage ditches, their biological importance and functioning

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1171-1183

  Herzon, Irina ^a   Helenius, Juha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Farmland biodiversity; Literature review; Management; Subsurface drainage

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRAINAGE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HABITAT QUALITY; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 44149084414     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.03.005     Document Type: Review

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