Comparison of habitat-specific trends in theabundance of breeding birds in the UK

Bird Study

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 233-243

  Newson, Stuart E ^a   Ockendon, Nancy ^a   Joys, Andrew ^a   Noble, David G ^a   Baillie, Stephen R ^a  

^a THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIRD; BREEDING POPULATION; BUFFER ZONE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT SELECTION; RED LIST;

UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES;

EID: 77954859806     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650902792098     Document Type: Article

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