Does Regular Harvesting Increase Plant Diversity in Buffer Strips Separating Agricultural Land and Surface Waters?

Vegetated buffer strips are often established in agricultural landscapes as an “edge of the field” mitigation measure against diffuse nutrient pollution of the aquatic environment. Harvesting of the vegetation has been suggested as a possible management strategy to prevent build-up of excessive amou...

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Main Authors: Sandra Hille, Søren E. Larsen, Gitte H. Rubæk, Brian Kronvang, Annette Baattrup-Pedersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fenvs.2018.00058/full