The value of woody hedgerows for moth diversity on organic and conventional farms

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 560-569

  Boutin, C ^a   Baril, A ^b   McCabe, S K ^c   Martin, P A ^b   Guy, M ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

agro ecosystems; Moth diversity; organic farming; plant diversity; woody hedgerow

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BIODIVERSITY; CLOUD COVER; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT TYPE; HEDGEROW; MOTH; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CANADA; MOTH; ORGANIC FARMING; WEATHER;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; MOTHS; ONTARIO; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; WEATHER;

NORTH AMERICA;

LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; NOTODONTIDAE;

EID: 79958746212     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EN10105     Document Type: Article

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