The Satoyama Index: A biodiversity indicator for agricultural landscapes

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 140, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 20-26

  Kadoya, Taku ^a   Washitani, Izumi ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amphibian species richness; Butastur indicus; Convention on Biological Diversity; Countryside biodiversity; Damselfly species richness; Landscape heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIOFUEL; COFFEE; DAMSELFLY; DIVERSITY INDEX; FOOD PRODUCTION; HABITAT QUALITY; HETEROGENEITY; LAND USE CHANGE; MAIZE; PADDY FIELD; PASTURE; RAPTOR; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES RICHNESS; WHEAT;

ASIA; AUSTRALIA; CENTRAL AMERICA; IBERIAN PENINSULA;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; BUTASTUR INDICUS; RAPTORES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 79151486726     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2010.11.007     Document Type: Article

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