Modelling the foraging habitat selection of lesser kestrels: Conservation implications of European Agricultural Policies

Biological Conservation

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-74

  Franco, Aldina M A ^a,b   Sutherland, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CAP; Cereal steppe; Habitat selection; Lesser kestrel conservation; Logistic regression

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT SELECTION; MODELING; RAPTOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

AVES;

EID: 3342959983     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.01.026     Document Type: Article

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