Influence of farming activities in the Iberian Peninsula on the winter habitat use of common crane (Grus grus) in areas of its traditional migratory routes

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 207-214

  Guzmán, Juan Manuel Sánchez ^a   García, Angel Sánchez ^b   Amado, Casimiro Corbacho ^a   Viejo, Antonio Muñoz Del ^a  

^a Grupo de Invest en Conservacion   (Spain)

^b Dir General de Medio Ambiente   (Spain)

Author keywords

Common crane; G. grus; Land use; Modification; Population increase; Southwestern Spain; Traditional area; Wintering pattern

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIRD; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR;

AVES; GRUIDAE; GRUS GRUS; INVERTEBRATA; ORIZA; ORYZA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0344937940     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(98)00180-7     Document Type: Article

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