Patterns of Orthoptera abundance and lesser kestrel conservation in arable landscapes

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1753-1764

  Rodríguez, Carlos ^a   Bustamante, Javier ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agri environment schemes; Falco naumanni; Margins; Prey abundance; Prey biomass

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARABLE LAND; BIOMASS; COLONY; FOOD SUPPLY; FORAGE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INSECT; NESTLING; POPULATION DECLINE; PREY AVAILABILITY; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

FALCO NAUMANNI; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 46249100138     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9381-9     Document Type: Article

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