Meadow management and occurrence of corncrake Crex crex

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 120, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 139-144

  Berg, Åke ^a   Gustafson, Tomas ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental subsidies; Grazing; Management planning; Mowing; South central Sweden; Unmanaged meadows; Vegetation height; Waders

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; MEADOW; MOWING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUCCESSION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WADER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

CREX CREX; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 33846848083     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2006.08.009     Document Type: Article

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