Land use changes and the decline of farmland wildlife: An appraisal of the set-aside approach

Biological Conservation

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 259-268

  Sotherton, N W ^a  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cereals; Chick food insects; Grey partridge; Intensification; Pesticides; Rare arable flora; Set aside

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL INTERSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; FARMLAND; LAND USE CHANGE; NATURE CONSERVATION; SET ASIDE; SET-ASIDE; WILDLIFE DECLINE;

EUROPE;

GALLUS GALLUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0031103737     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(97)00082-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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