Impact of habitat type and landscape structure on biomass, species richness and functional diversity of ground beetles

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 139, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 181-186

  Woodcock, B A ^a   Redhead, J ^a   Vanbergen, A J ^a   Hulmes, L ^a   Hulmes, S ^a   Peyton, J ^a   Nowakowski, M ^b   Pywell, R F ^a   Heard, M S ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b Wildlife Farming Company   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carabidae; Ecosystem services; Landscape heterogeneity; Local habitat type; Tussock Grass

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOMASS; CROP PEST; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GRASS; HABITAT TYPE; HETEROGENEITY; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPHIC LEVEL;

UNITED KINGDOM;

BRASSICA NAPUS; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77957339255     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2010.07.018     Document Type: Article

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