The benefits of extensive agriculture to birds: The case of the little bustard

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 963-975

  Wolff, Axel ^a   Paul, Jean Philippe ^a,c   Martin, Jean Louis ^a   Bretagnolle, Vincent ^b  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

^c NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Farmed landscapes; Grassland birds; Habitat use; Intensification; Tetrax tetrax

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; PASSERINE; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION GROWTH;

EUROPE;

EID: 0034780652     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2001.00651.x     Document Type: Article

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