Can bird research clarify the biodiversity benefits and drawbacks of biofuels?

Ibis

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 640-642

  Scharlemann, Jörn P W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOFUEL; ORNITHOLOGY;

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EID: 51349102229     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00840.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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