Impact of agricultural intensification of pastoral systems on bird distributions in Britain 1970-1990

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-32

  Pain, Deborah J ^a   Hill, David ^b   McCracken, David I ^c,d  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b Ecoscope Applied Ecologists   (United Kingdom)

^c JOINT NATURE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Bird distributions; Intensification; Land use

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIRD; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INTENSIFICATION; LAND USE;

UK;

AQUILA CHRYSAETOS; BURHINUS OEDICNEMUS; CIRCUS CYANEUS; CREX CREX; LANIUS COLLURIO; PYRRHOCORAX PYRRHOCORAX;

EID: 0030613215     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(96)01126-7     Document Type: Article

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