The status of the urban house sparrow Passer domesticus in north-western Europe: A review

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 148, Issue SUPLL. 2, 2007, Pages

  Laet, J ^a   Summers Smith, J D ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decline; House sparrow; Status; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CONSERVATION STATUS; DOMINANCE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; PASSERINE; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TWENTIETH CENTURY; URBAN AREA;

EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVENA; AVES; EQUIDAE; PASSER DOMESTICUS;

EID: 36949007892     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0154-0     Document Type: Review

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