Bird community breeding in apple orchards of central Poland in relation to some habitat and management features

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 951-956

  Wiacek, J ^a   Polak, M ^a  

^a MARIA CURIE SK ODOWSKA UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Agricultural practices; Farmland habitat; Orchards; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

AVES; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 58149236871     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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