Birds and powerlines in Italy: An assessment

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-145

  Rubolini, Diego ^a   Gustin, Marco ^b   Bogliani, Giuseppe ^a   Garavaglia, Roberto ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b LIPU (Lega Italiana Protezione Uccelli)   (Italy)

^c CESI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; MORTALITY; POWER LINE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

ARDEIDAE; AVES; CICONIIFORMES; RAPTORES;

EID: 22244452033     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270905000109     Document Type: Article

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