Impact of grassland farming intensification on the breeding ecology of an indicator insectivorous passerine, the Whinchat Saxicola rubetra: Lessons for overall Alpine meadowland management

Biological Conservation

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 193-205

  Britschgi, Adrian ^a   Spaar, Reto ^b   Arlettaz, Raphaël ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Agro ecosystems; Biodiversity conservation; Farmland birds; Grassland management; Saxicola rubetra

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; CONSERVATION; GRASSLAND; PASSERINE; POPULATION DECLINE;

ARTHROPODA; AVES; INVERTEBRATA; PASSERIFORMES; SAXICOLA RUBETRA;

EID: 33645218611     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.12.013     Document Type: Article

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