How do crop types influence breeding success in lesser kestrels through prey quality and availability? A modelling approach

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 587-597

  Rodríguez, Carlos ^a,b   Johst, Karin ^b   Bustamante, Javier ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agri environment schemes; Farmland bird conservation; Habitat management; Individual based model; Nestling growth

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT QUALITY; LAND USE CHANGE; PREY AVAILABILITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AVES; FALCO NAUMANNI;

EID: 33646540395     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01152.x     Document Type: Article

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