Effects of the Arable Stewardship Pilot Scheme on breeding birds at field and farm-scales

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 283-290

  Stevens, Danaë K ^a   Bradbury, Richard B ^a  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environment; Biodiversity targets; Countryside; Farmland birds; Sustainable farming

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AVIFAUNA; BREEDING POPULATION; CONSERVATION;

EAST ANGLIA; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; MIDLANDS [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES;

EID: 31144435272     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2005.07.008     Document Type: Article

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