Effects of organic and soil conservation management on specialist bird species

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 129, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 140-143

  Ondine, Filippi Codaccioni ^a   Jean, Clobert ^b   Romain, Julliard ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b USR 2936   (France)

Author keywords

Breeding birds; Cereal fields; Farming practices; Species specialisation index

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIRD; BREEDING POPULATION; CEREAL; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; GRANIVORY; HABITAT RESTORATION; OMNIVORY; ORGANIC FARMING; SOIL CONSERVATION; SPECIALIST; SPECIALIZATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; ILE DE FRANCE; SEINE ET MARNE; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 56749091966     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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