Sown grass strip-A stable habitat for grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in dynamic agricultural landscapes

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 159, Issue , 2012, Pages 105-111

  Badenhausser, I ^a,b   Cordeau, S ^c  

^a CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UNIV BOURGOGNE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Agri environmental schemes; Farming practices; Field margin; Grasslands; Landscape context

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL LAND; CONNECTIVITY; FIELD MARGIN; GRASS; GRASSHOPPER; GRASSLAND; HABITAT QUALITY; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; LEGUME; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ACRIDIDAE; ORTHOPTERA; POACEAE;

EID: 84864398908     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2012.06.017     Document Type: Article

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