Centaurea cyanus as a biological indicator of segetal species richness in arable fields

Weed Research

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 551-563

  Bellanger, S ^a   Guillemin, J P ^a   Bretagnolle, V ^b   Darmency, H ^a  

^a UNIV BOURGOGNE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^b CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Agroecosystem; Arable field; Biological indicators; Cornflower; Species diversity; Weeds

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; ARABLE LAND; BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DICOTYLEDON; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FIELD; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; WEED CONTROL; WHEAT;

FRANCE; POITOU-CHARENTES;

BRASSICA NAPUS; CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA CYANUS;

EID: 84868159496     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: 13653180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3180.2012.00946.x     Document Type: Article

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