The impact of agricultural intensification and land-use change on the European arable flora

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1732, 2012, Pages 1421-1429

  Storkey, J ^a   Meyer, S ^b   Still, K S ^c   Leuschner, C ^b  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c Plantlife Scotland   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environment schemes; Agro ecosystems; Conservation; Field margins; Rare weeds

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CROP YIELD; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FIELD MARGIN; FLORISTICS; HERBICIDE; LAND USE CHANGE; RED LIST; SPECIALIST; VASCULAR PLANT; WHEAT;

EUROPE;

LINUM USITATISSIMUM; TRACHEOPHYTA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84857523002     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.1686     Document Type: Article

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