Identifying new buffer areas for conserving waterbirds in the Mediterranean basin: The importance of the rice fields in Extremadura, Spain

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3333-3344

  Sanchez Guzman J M ^a   Moran R ^a   Masero, J A ^a   Corbacho, C ^a   Costillo, E ^a   Villegas, A ^a   Santiago Quesada, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic habitats; Black tailed godwit; Common crane; East atlantic flyway; Rice fields; Shorebirds; Waterbirds

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; LEGISLATION; MIGRATORY POPULATION; PADDY FIELD; PROTECTED AREA; WADER; WATERFOWL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; EXTREMADURA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AVES; BOS; BUBULCUS; BUBULCUS IBIS; GRUS GRUS; HIMANTOPUS HIMANTOPUS; LIMOSA LIMOSA;

EID: 36148958615     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-006-9018-9     Document Type: Article

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