Farmland birds and resource protection in the UK: Cross-cutting solutions for multi-functional farming?

Biological Conservation

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 530-542

  Bradbury, Richard B ^a   Kirby, Will B ^a  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environment schemes; Biodiversity; Diffuse pollution; Multifunctional; Small constructed wetlands

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; POPULATION DECLINE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33644919097     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.11.020     Document Type: Article

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