Effects of vineyard management on biodiversity at three trophic levels

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1521-1528

  Bruggisser, Odile T ^a   Schmidt Entling, Martin H ^b   Bacher, Sven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Fungicide application; Intermediate disturbance hypothesis; Mowing; Mulching; Organic vs. conventional farming; Perennial crops; Vineyards

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FUNGICIDE; GRASSHOPPER; INTERMEDIATE DISTURBANCE HYPOTHESIS; MOWING; MULCHING; ORGANIC FARMING; PERENNIAL PLANT; PEST CONTROL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPHIC LEVEL; VINEYARD;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 77954817270     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.03.034     Document Type: Article

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