Changing leaf nitrogen and canopy height quantify processes leading to plant and butterfly diversity loss in agricultural landscapes

Functional Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1284-1291

  Hodgson, John G ^a   Tallowin, Jerry ^b   Dennis, Roger L H ^c,d   Thompson, Ken ^a   Poschlod, Peter ^e   Dhanoa, Mewa S ^b   Charles, Mike ^a,f   Jones, Glynis ^a   Wilson, Peter ^a   Band, Stuart R ^a   Bogaard, Amy ^a,f   Palmer, Carol ^a   Carter, Gaylynne ^a,g   Hynd, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^g MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agri environment schemes; Butterflies; Conservation; Ecosystem processes; Flowering plants; Functional types

Indexed keywords

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 84908279680     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12253     Document Type: Article

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