Impact of different meadow mowing techniques on field invertebrates

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 134, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 592-599

  Humbert, J Y ^a,b   Ghazoul, J ^b   Sauter, G J ^a   Walter, T ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Butterfly; Caterpillar; Cutting; Grassland conservation; Harvesting; Insect

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; BUTTERFLY; CATERPILLAR; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FIELDWORK; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HARVESTING; MEADOW; MORTALITY; MOWING;

EUROPE;

HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 77955146707     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2009.01503.x     Document Type: Article

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