Abandonment and intensified use of agricultural land decrease habitats of rare herbs in semi-natural grasslands

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 304-309

  Uematsu, Yuta ^a   Koga, Tatsuro ^a   Mitsuhashi, Hiromune ^b   Ushimaru, Atushi ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MUSEUM OF NATURE AND HUMAN ACTIVITIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abandoned field; Consolidated field; Distribution characteristics; Grassland species; Paddy terrace; Species rarity

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GRASSLAND; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT SELECTION; HERB; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LAND USE CHANGE; PADDY FIELD; POPULATION DECLINE; RARE SPECIES; RARITY; TERRACE; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 71249123520     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2009.10.010     Document Type: Article

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