A review of the abundance and diversity of invertebrate and plant foods of granivorous birds in northern Europe in relation to agricultural change

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 13-30

  Wilson, Jeremy D ^a,b   Morris, Antony J ^a   Arroyo, Beatriz E ^a   Clark, Stéphanie C ^a   Bradbury, Richard B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Birds; Conservation; Diet; Intensification; Invertebrates; Population decline; Seed

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; FOOD SUPPLY; INVERTEBRATE;

EUROPE;

ACER PENSYLVANICUM; ACRIDIDAE; ANIMALIA; APHIDIDAE; ARANEAE; ASTERACEAE; AVES; BRASSICACEAE; CHENOPODIUM; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; FABACEAE; FORMICIDAE; FRINGILLIDAE; GALLUS GALLUS; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA; POLYGONUM; STELLARIA; SYMPHYTA; TIPULIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032805897     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(99)00064-X     Document Type: Review

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