Non-linear responses of functional diversity and redundancy to agricultural intensification at the field scale in Mediterranean arable plant communities

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 195, Issue , 2014, Pages 36-43

  Guerrero, Irene ^a   Carmona, Carlos P ^a   Morales, Manuel B ^a   Oñate, Juan J ^a   Peco, Begoña ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agricultural intensification; Central Spain; Cereal crop; Species richness; Weeds

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; CEREAL; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

SPAIN;

EID: 84902007648     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.05.021     Document Type: Article

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