Mixed effects of landscape complexity and farming practice on weed seed removal

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 297-303

  Fischer, Christina ^a,b   Thies, Carsten ^a   Tscharntke, Teja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carabids; Ecosystem services; Plant animal interactions; Post dispersal seed predation; Slugs; Small mammals

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; ARABLE LAND; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DICOTYLEDON; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HABITAT TYPE; MOVEMENT; ORGANIC FARMING; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PREDATION; SLUG; WHEAT;

ANIMALIA; APERA SPICA-VENTI; CARABIDAE; CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM ARVENSE; GALIUM; GALIUM APARINE; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; POA; POA TRIVIALIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 82455212820     PISSN: 14338319     EISSN: 16180437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppees.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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