To determine the importance of field boundary habitats for farmland biodiversity, we
surveyed a total of 193 boundaries from four climatically and agriculturally dissimilar regions …

Plant communities of 57 field boundaries, in four regions of Finland, were sampled for this
study focusing on factors affecting species diversity and community composition. All the …

The general aim of the study was to determine the main factors of plant species richness and
composition in field boundaries. We surveyed the vegetation of field boundaries in organic …

A survey of the common plant species, including weedy species, in crop edges and adjacent
boundaries (neither of which had received artifical fertilizer or herbicides in the preceding 2 …

Question: How distinct is the flora of field boundaries? How does the structure of field
boundaries determine the composition of vegetation? Location: Estonia, six 4 km× 4 km …

Regional distribution and biodiversity perspectives of Finnish grasslands Page 1 Regional
distribution and biodiversity perspectives of Finnish grasslands SONJA KIVINEN Kivinen …

Plant species composition and species number were studied in two types of field margins:
31 arable field margins and 33 road verges. Both field margin types were adjacent to …

Vegetation composition in contrasting field boundary plots was analysed by means of
transects perpendicular to the arable field 3 years after establishment. Plots were …

INTRODUCTION In intensively utilized agricultural landscapes. much of the wild plant and
animal life occurs in strips of land adjoining arable helds. here-after called held …

The field margin has agricultural, environmental and wildlife attributes, aspects of which may
be exploited for more sustainable production and for environmental benefits. The rapid …