Conservation value of semi-natural pastures in Sweden: Contrasting botanical and avian measures

Conservation Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 755-765

  Pärt, Tomas ^a   Söderström, Bo ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BIODIVERSITY; CONE PENETRATION TEST; CONSERVATION STATUS; NATURE CONSERVATION; PASTURE;

SWEDEN;

AVES; GALLIFORMES; INVERTEBRATA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0345540679     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1999.98125.x     Document Type: Article

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