Succession of breeding bird communities after the abandonment of agricultural fields in South-East Portugal

Ardeola

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 171-181

  Santos, Carlos Pedro ^a  

^a NONE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Agricultural abandonment; Alentejo; Bird communities; Cistus ladanifer; Cistus monspeliensis; Old fields; Succession

Indexed keywords

EID: 11044238100     PISSN: 05707358     EISSN: 23410825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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