Effects of riparian buffer strips on ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) within an agricultural landscape

Insect Conservation and Diversity

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 172-184

  Stockan, Jenni A ^a,b   Baird, John ^b   Langan, Simon J ^a   Young, Mark R ^b   Iason, Glenn R ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environment; Buffer strips; Catchment; Diversity; Fencing out; Field margins; Habitat improvement; Restoration; Riparian

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897593205     PISSN: 1752458X     EISSN: 17524598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/icad.12043     Document Type: Article

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