The arable plant diversity of intensively managed farmland: Effects of field position and crop type at local and landscape scales

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 166, Issue , 2013, Pages 55-64

  Poggio, Santiago L ^a   Chaneton, Enrique J ^a   Ghersa, Claudio M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Agricultural intensification; Biodiversity; Disturbance; Field margins; Mass effects; Weed community; Diversity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARABLE LAND; BIODIVERSITY; CEREAL; DISPERSAL; DISTURBANCE; HOMOGENEITY; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; LANDSCAPE; PERENNIAL PLANT; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; WEED;

ARGENTINA; PAMPAS;

GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84887732424     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2012.01.013     Document Type: Article

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