Development of an agri-environment scheme option: Seed-bearing crops for farmland birds

Ibis

Volumn 146, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2004, Pages 203-209

  Stoate, Chris ^a   Henderson, Ian G ^b   Parish, David M B ^c  

^a Allerton Res and Educational Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^c GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; MORTALITY; WINTER;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

AVES; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ACEPHALA; CHENOPODIUM QUINOA; PASSERI; TRITICOSECALE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 11244333592     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2004.00368.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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