Effects of vegetation structure and floristic diversity on detritivore, herbivore and predatory invertebrates within calcareous grasslands

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 81-95

  Woodcock, Ben A ^a   Pywell, Richard F ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; Calcareous grassland; Detritivore; Dispersal; Herbivore; Invertebrate; Management; Predator; Trophic level

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BIOMASS; CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; DETRITIVORY; EUTROPHICATION; FLORISTICS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HERBIVORE; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; SWARD; TROPHIC LEVEL; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

EUROPE;

INVERTEBRATA; POACEAE;

EID: 72249098586     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-009-9703-6     Document Type: Article

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