Mortality of Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa and Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus chicks in wet grasslands: Influence of predation and agriculture

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 133-145

  Schekkerman, Hans ^a,b,c   Teunissen, Wolf ^d   Oosterveld, Ernst ^e  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d SOVON DUTCH CENTRE FOR FIELD ORNITHOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^e Altenburg and Wymenga Ecological Consultancy   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agricultural intensification; Chick survival; Condition; Predation; Shorebirds

Indexed keywords

FLEDGING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GRASSLAND; MORTALITY; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDATION; PREDATION RISK; SURVIVAL; TAGGING; WADER;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES; LIMOSA; LIMOSA LIMOSA; VANELLUS; VANELLUS VANELLUS;

EID: 57649166159     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-008-0328-4     Document Type: Article

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