A novel modeling approach to evaluate the ecological effects of timing and location of grassland conservation measures

Biological Conservation

Volumn 182, Issue , 2015, Pages 44-52

  Johst, Karin ^a   Drechsler, Martin ^a   Mewes, Melanie ^a   Sturm, Astrid ^b   Wätzold, Frank ^c  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agri environment; Biodiversity conservation; Birds; Butterflies; Ecological modeling; Grassland use

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GRASSLAND; HABITAT QUALITY; NEW RECORD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

GERMANY; SAXONY;

AVES; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 84949117684     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.11.033     Document Type: Article

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