Agri-environment schemes as a tool for reversing declining populations of grassland waders: Mixed benefits from Environmentally Sensitive Areas in England

Biological Conservation

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 128-135

  Wilson, Andy ^a   Vickery, Juliet ^a   Pendlebury, Chris ^b  

^a THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ESA; Lapwing; Redshank; Snipe; Wet grassland

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BREEDING POPULATION; CENSUS; ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA; EUROPEAN UNION; GRASSLAND; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; NATURE RESERVE; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES INVENTORY; WADER;

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

AVES; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 33846503992     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.11.010     Document Type: Article

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