Field-breeding birds on organic and conventional arable farms in the Netherlands

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 126, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 270-274

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

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crops; Farmland birds; Habitat preference; Landscape composition; Non crop habitats; Organic farming

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARABLE LAND; BREEDING POPULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP; FARMING SYSTEM; HABITAT SELECTION; ORGANIC FARMING; POPULATION DENSITY;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

ALAUDA; AVES;

EID: 42049090371     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2008.02.006     Document Type: Article

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