The Ecology of Hedgerows and Field Margins最新文献

Biodiversity value of urban hedges 城市绿篱的生物多样性价值

The Ecology of Hedgerows and Field Margins Pub Date : 2019-09-01 DOI: 10.4324/9781315121413-14

E. Atkins

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Bird and invertebrate ecology in field margins 野外边缘的鸟类和无脊椎动物生态学

The Ecology of Hedgerows and Field Margins Pub Date : 2019-02-01 DOI: 10.4324/9781315121413-13

C. Stoate

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Multi-scale control of carabid assemblages in hedgerow network landscapes 植物篱网络景观中甲虫组合的多尺度控制

The Ecology of Hedgerows and Field Margins Pub Date : 2019-02-01 DOI: 10.4324/9781315121413-8

J. Baudry, F. Burel

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Hedges for invertebrates and plants 无脊椎动物和植物的树篱

The Ecology of Hedgerows and Field Margins Pub Date : 2019-02-01 DOI: 10.4324/9781315121413-3

R. Pywell

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Botanical diversity in the hedges and field margins of lowland Britain 英国低地树篱和田野边缘的植物多样性

The Ecology of Hedgerows and Field Margins Pub Date : 2019-02-01 DOI: 10.4324/9781315121413-2

P. Wilson

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Ecology and conservation of mammals of hedgerows and field margins 植物篱和田埂哺乳动物的生态学与保护

The Ecology of Hedgerows and Field Margins Pub Date : 2019-02-01 DOI: 10.4324/9781315121413-12

R. Feber, P. Johnson, M. Gelling, D. Macdonald

引用次数: 3

Introduction to hedgerows and field margins 介绍树篱和田野边缘

The Ecology of Hedgerows and Field Margins Pub Date : 2019-02-01 DOI: 10.4324/9781315121413-1

J. Dover

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The ecology of butterflies and moths in hedgerows and field margins 在树篱和田野边缘蝴蝶和飞蛾的生态学

The Ecology of Hedgerows and Field Margins Pub Date : 2019-02-01 DOI: 10.4324/9781315121413-10

J. Dover

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Impact of pesticide use on the flora and fauna of field margins and hedgerows 农药使用对农田边缘和灌木篱动植物的影响

The Ecology of Hedgerows and Field Margins Pub Date : 2019-02-01 DOI: 10.4324/9781315121413-5

C. Botías, K. Basley, E. Nicholls, D. Goulson

引用次数: 7

Contribution of hedgerows to biological control 植物篱对生物防治的贡献

The Ecology of Hedgerows and Field Margins Pub Date : 2019-02-01 DOI: 10.4324/9781315121413-7

J. Holland

引用次数: 4