Are the conservation requirements of pseudo-steppe birds adequately covered by spanish agri-environmental schemes? An ex-ante assessment

Ardeola

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-42

  Llusia, Diego ^a   Oñate, Juan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agri environment policy; Conservation; Ex ante assessment; Pseudo steppe birds; Spain

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 27744439503     PISSN: 05707358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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