Effects of field management and landscape context on grassland wintering birds in Southern Portugal

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 109, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 59-74

  Moreira, Francisco ^a   Beja, Pedro ^b   Morgado, Rui ^a   Reino, Luís ^b   Gordinho, Luís ^b   Delgado, Ana ^a   Borralho, Rui ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^b Ordenamento e Gestao de Recursos Naturais   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Grasslands; Habitat management; Multi scale; Portugal; Pseudosteppes; Wintering birds

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; GRASSLAND; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; OVERWINTERING;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

AVES; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 20344370997     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2005.02.011     Document Type: Article

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