How does agricultural intensification modulate changes in plant community composition?

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 77-84

  José María, Laura ^a   Blanco Moreno, José M ^a   Armengot, Laura ^a   Sans, F Xavier ^a  

^a Departament de Biologia Animal   (Spain)

Author keywords

Functional trait; Landscape complexity; Mediterranean cereal field; Organic farming; Relative abundance; Within field position

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; CEREAL; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; ORGANIC FARMING; PLANT COMMUNITY; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE;

SPAIN;

EID: 84856002232     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2010.12.020     Document Type: Article

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