Organic and integrated agriculture: The effects on bird communities in orchard farms in northern Italy

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3077-3094

  Genghini, Marco ^a   Gellini, Stefano ^b   Gustin, Marco ^c,d  

^a Istituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica   (Italy)

^b Cooperativa Studi Ecologici e Ricerche Naturalistiche ^*  (Italy)

^c LIPU (Lega Italiana Protezione Uccelli)   (Italy)

^d STERNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alternative agriculture; Biodiversity; Bird communities; Farm management; Italy; Orchards; Organic and integrated agriculture

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; DIVERSITY INDEX; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; ORCHARD;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

AVES;

EID: 33748994295     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-005-5400-2     Document Type: Article

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