Long-term changes in the flora of the cereal ecosystem on the Sussex Downs, England, focusing on the years 1968-2005

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 215-226

  Potts, G R ^a   Ewald, J A ^a   Aebischer, N J ^a  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agroecology; Cereal ecosystem flora; Conservation; Crop biodiversity; Farmland biodiversity; Herbicides; Weeds

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGROECOLOGY; CEREAL; DICOTYLEDON; FLORISTICS; HERBICIDE; SEED BANK; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; WEED; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ENGLAND; SUSSEX; UNITED KINGDOM;

DICOTYLEDONEAE; LILIOPSIDA; PAPAVER; PAPAVER RHOEAS; SILENE; SILENE NOCTIFLORA;

EID: 77949305155     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01742.x     Document Type: Article

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