Agrotolerant and high nature-value species-Plant biodiversity indicator groups in agroecosystems

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 892-901

  Aavik, Tsipe ^a   Liira, Jaan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Alpha diversity; Biodiversity indicators; Ditch bank; Field boundary; Gamma diversity; Greenveining; Habitat structure; Hedgerow; Land use intensity; Landscape structure; Plant diversity; Road verge

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; LAND USE; OCEAN HABITATS; ROADS AND STREETS;

ALPHA-DIVERSITY; BIODIVERSITY INDICATORS; DITCH BANK; FIELD BOUNDARY; GAMMA-DIVERSITY; GREENVEINING; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HEDGEROW; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; PLANT DIVERSITY; ROAD VERGE;

ECOLOGY;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TOLERANCE;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; EVALUATION; FORESTRY; LAND USE; MONITORING; OCEANOGRAPHY; PLANTS; ROADS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 60849134560     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2008.10.006     Document Type: Article

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