Combined Science GCSE
Field margin
What Field margin means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Field margin
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Reference: AQA
An uncropped strip around a field, often sown with wildflowers or left as rough grass, providing food, shelter and nesting sites.
Topics that use Field margin
- Maintaining biodiversity (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Biodiversity
- Breeding programme
- Conservation programmes
- Conservation strategies
- Habitat loss and restoration
- Hedgerow
- Human impact on ecosystems
- Human impact on the environment
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