Buffer zones for biodiversity of plants and arthropods: is there a compromise on width?

Fig. D.9. Estimated average number of Coccinellidae species (Left) and Shannon’s index (right) per 10 sweeps at each of the three sampling periods. Period 1: After herbicide application (May). Period 2: After first insecticide application (June). Period 3: After second insecticide application (July).

Fig. D.9. Estimated average number of Coccinellidae species (Left) and Shannon’s index (right) per 10 sweeps at each of the three sampling periods. Period 1: After herbicide application (May). Period 2: After first insecticide application (June). Period 3: After second insecticide application (July).



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