Decline of Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus breeding on arable farmland in relation to loss of spring tillage

Bird Study

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 297-306

  Milsom, Tim P ^a,b  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b Orchard House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BREEDING POPULATION; POPULATION DECLINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WADER;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; HAMPSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

AVES; VANELLUS VANELLUS;

EID: 27244447390     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650509461403     Document Type: Article

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