Nest success of Lapwings Vanellus vanellus on organic and conventional arable farms in the Netherlands

Ibis

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 742-749

  Kragten, Steven ^a   De Snoo, Geert R ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HABITAT LOSS; NESTING SUCCESS; ORGANIC FARMING; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WADER;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES; VANELLUS; VANELLUS VANELLUS;

EID: 35048875727     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00702.x     Document Type: Article

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