Enhancing invertebrate food resources for skylarks in cereal ecosystems: How useful are in-crop agri-environment scheme management options?

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 692-702

  Smith, Barbara ^a   Holland, John ^a   Jones, Naomi ^b   Moreby, Stephen ^a   Morris, Anthony J ^c   Southway, Sue ^a  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environment schemes; Arable; Chick food; In crop biodiversity; SAFFIE; Skylark plots; Winter wheat

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARABLE LAND; BIODIVERSITY; CEREAL; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FECES; FOOD AVAILABILITY; INVERTEBRATE; PASSERINE;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ALAUDA; ALAUDA ARVENSIS; AVES; INVERTEBRATA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 65349185663     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01638.x     Document Type: Article

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