Population trends in selected species of farmland birds in relation to recent developments in agriculture in the St. Lawrence Valley

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 57, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 103-116

  Jobin, Benoît ^a,c   DesGranges, Jean Luc ^b   Boutin, Céline ^b  

^a Gauthier Guillemette Consult Inc   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Avifauna; BBS; Rural landscape; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; BIRD SURVEY;

CANADA, QUEBEC, ST LAWRENCE VALLEY;

COLUMBA LIVIA; DOLICHONYX ORYZIVORUS; LARUS DELAWARENSIS; MOLOTHRUS ATER; PASSERCULUS SANDWICHENSIS; STURNELLA MAGNA;

EID: 0030131646     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-8809(96)01016-X     Document Type: Article

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