Wildfowl damage to agriculture in Japan

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 69-77

  Lane, Simon J ^a   Azuma, A ^a   Higuchi, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Ducks; Geese; Japan; Rice; Vegetables; Wheat; Yield loss

Indexed keywords

CROP DAMAGE; CROP PRODUCTION; WATERFOWL;

JAPAN;

ANAS PENELOPE; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANSER ALBIFRONS; ANSER FABALIS;

EID: 0031818910     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(98)00114-5     Document Type: Article

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