The influence of fine-scale habitat heterogeneity on invertebrate assemblage structure in upland semi-natural grassland

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 136, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 69-80

  Cole, Lorna J ^a   Pollock, Meg L ^a   Robertson, Duncan ^a   Holland, John P ^a   McCracken, David I ^a   Harrison, William ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Carabids; Geographic Information System; Spatial scale; Upland Grazing; Vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; ARTHROPOD; GIS; GRASSLAND; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; UPLAND REGION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN; SCOTT;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; LYCOSIDAE; OVIS ARIES; POACEAE; TIPULIDAE;

EID: 74449093234     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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