Optimizing grassland management for flower-visiting insects in roadside verges

Biological Conservation

Volumn 142, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2097-2103

  Noordijk, Jinze ^a   Delille, Katrien ^a   Schaffers, André P ^a   Sýkora, Karlè V ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diversity; Flower abundance; Insect conservation; Mowing; Roadside verge; Semi natural grassland; Vegetation management

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOWER VISITING; GRASSLAND; GROWING SEASON; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HAY; INSECT; OPTIMIZATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION DECLINE; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 68349131770     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.04.009     Document Type: Article

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