Changes in the abundance of farmland birds in relation to the timing of agricultural intensification in England and Wales

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 771-788

  Chamberlain, D E ^a   Fuller, R J ^a   Bunce, R G H ^b   Duckworth, J C ^a,b   Shrubb, M ^c  

^a THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c Plantlife ^*

Author keywords

Common Birds Census; DCA; Farm management; PCA; Population declines

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AVIFAUNA; BIODIVERSITY; POPULATION DECLINE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033666048     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2000.00548.x     Document Type: Article

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