Influence of landscape and land-use on the distribution of breeding birds in farmland in eastern England

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 251, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 339-348

  Mason, C F ^a   Macdonald, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Bird populations; Conservation; Land use; Landscape

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BREEDING POPULATION; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ALAUDA ARVENSIS; CARDUELIS CANNABINA; EMBERIZA CITRINELLA; EMBERIZA SCHOENICLUS; MOTACILLA FLAVA; STREPTOPELIA TURTUR; SYLVIA COMMUNIS; SYLVIA CURRUCA;

EID: 0034234292     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095283690000707X     Document Type: Article

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