Hobby nest-site selection and productivity in relation to intensive agriculture and forestry

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 637-646

  Sergio, Fabrizio ^a,b   Bogliani, Giuseppe ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Biologia Animale   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Conservation; Falco subbuteo; Falcon productivity; Forestry; Hobby; Nest site selection; Northern Italy; Poplar plantations

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; NEST SITE; PRODUCTIVITY; SITE SELECTION;

ITALY; PO RIVER;

AVES; CORVIDAE; CORVUS; CORVUS CORONE; CORVUS CORONE CORNIX; FALCO SUBBUTEO; POPULUS; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS; POPULUS SP.;

EID: 0033924487     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802734     Document Type: Article

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