Long-term trends in the abundance of breeding Lapwing Vanellus vanellus in relation to land-use change on upland farmland in southern Scotland

Bird Study

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-142

  Taylor, Iain R ^a   Grant, Murray C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; LAND USE CHANGE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; POPULATION DECLINE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

VANELLUS; VANELLUS VANELLUS;

EID: 3142686167     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650409461345     Document Type: Article

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