Breeding skylarks Alauda arvensis on Environmentally Sensitive Area arable reversion grass in southern England: Survey-based and experimental determination of density

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 635-648

  Wakeham Dawson, Andrew ^a   Szoszkiewicz, Krzysztof ^a   Stern, Karen ^a   Aebischer, Nicholas J ^a  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arable reversion grassland; Environmentally Sensitive Area; Invertebrates; Management prescriptions; Sward height

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA; GRASSLAND; PASSERINE; POPULATION DENSITY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALAUDA ARVENSIS;

EID: 0032409458     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1998.355336.x     Document Type: Article

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