Habitat selection by song thrushes in stable and declining farmland populations

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 275-293

  Peach, Will J ^a   Denny, Matthew ^a   Cotton, Pete A ^a,b   Hill, Ian F ^a   Gruar, Derek ^a   Barritt, David ^a   Impey, Andrew ^a   Mallord, John ^a  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arable farmland; Earthworms; Farmland birds; Field drainage; Grassland; Log linear models; Radio telemetry; Woodland edge

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BREEDING; EARTHWORM; HABITAT SELECTION; SONGBIRD;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES; INVERTEBRATA; PASSERI; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; TURDIDAE; TURDUS; TURDUS PHILOMELOS;

EID: 1942489298     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8901.2004.00892.x     Document Type: Article

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