Conservation value of agricultural riparian strips in the Boyer River watershed, Québec (Canada)

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 413-423

  Jobin, Benoît ^a   Bélanger, Luc ^a   Boutin, Céline ^b   Maisonneuve, Charles ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Soc la Faune et des Parcs du Que   (Canada)

Author keywords

Farmland; Landscape modification; Qu bec; Riparian habitat; Streambank

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; NATURE CONSERVATION; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; WATERSHED; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

BOYER BASIN; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

AMPHIBIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; RIPARIA;

EID: 3142572943     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2003.12.014     Document Type: Article

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