Effects of ecological compensation meadows on arthropod diversity in adjacent intensively managed grassland

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 642-649

  Albrecht, Matthias ^a   Schmid, Bernhard ^b   Obrist, Martin K ^a   Schüpbach, Beatrice ^c   Kleijn, David ^d   Duelli, Peter ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agri environment schemes; Arthropod diversity; Body size; Meadow restoration; Positive edge effect; Trophic guild

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTHROPOD; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EDGE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GRASSLAND; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MEADOW; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

SWITZERLAND;

APOIDEA; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HETEROPTERA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 76449115659     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.11.029     Document Type: Article

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