Impacts of wet grassland management and winter severity on wader breeding numbers in eastern Denmark

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 203-210

  Olsen, Henrik ^a   Schmidt, Niels M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Avocet; Lapwing; Oystercatcher; Population ecology; Redshank; Ringed plover

Indexed keywords

ADENOSTOMA SPARSIFOLIUM; BOS TAURUS; CHARADRIUS; SCOLOPACIDAE; TRINGA;

EID: 1842760566     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1439-1791-00226     Document Type: Article

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