Birds in willow short-rotation coppice compared to other arable crops in central England and a review of bird census data from energy crops in the UK

Ibis

Volumn 148, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 184-197

  Sage, Rufus ^a   Cunningham, Mark ^a   Boatman, Nigel ^b  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CENSUS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ENERGY CROP; GRASSLAND; LAND USE CHANGE;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ALAUDA ARVENSIS; AVES; GALLINAGO GALLINAGO; INSECTA; MOTACILLA FLAVA; POACEAE; SALIX; TURDUS PILARIS;

EID: 33645338713     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2006.00522.x     Document Type: Article

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