Will agri-environment schemes deliver substantial biodiversity gain, and if not why not?

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-5

  Whittingham, Mark J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agro ecology; Biodiversity conservation; Common Agricultural Policy; Farmland birds; Integrated farming systems; Spatial ecology; Wildlife and farmland

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; EUROPEAN UNION; FIELD MARGIN; HABITAT SELECTION; HOME RANGE; NATURE CONSERVATION; PATCH USE; PATCHINESS; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

AVES;

EID: 33846006884     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01263.x     Document Type: Review

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