Effects of organic farming, fencing and vegetation origin on spiders and beetles within shelterbelts on dairy farms

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 155-176

  Fukuda, Y ^a   Moller, H ^a   Burns, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Araneae; Beetles; Biodiversity conservation; Coleoptera; Drought; Ecosystem services; Hedgerows; Intensification; Spiders; Windbreaks

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; DAIRY FARMING; DROUGHT STRESS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HEDGEROW; ORGANIC FARMING; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPIDER;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

ARANEAE; COLEOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 81255192268     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.2011.591402     Document Type: Article

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