The state of play of farmland birds: Population trends and conservation status of lowland farmland birds in the United Kingdom

Ibis

Volumn 146, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2004, Pages 1-13

  Gregory, Richard D ^a   Noble, David G ^b   Custance, John ^c  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^c Food and Rural Affairs   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AVIFAUNA; CONSERVATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 5344256659     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2004.00358.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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