Summer and winter bird communities in recently established farm woodlands in lowland England

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 92, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 123-136

  Vanhinsbergh, Des ^a   Gough, Susan ^a   Fuller, Robert J ^a   Brierley, Euan D R ^a  

^a THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environment measures; Bird communities; Farm woodlands; Lowland England

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; HABITAT STRUCTURE; SPECIES RICHNESS; WOODLAND;

UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 0036837730     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(01)00301-2     Document Type: Article

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