Regional variation in the efficacy of Entry Level Stewardship in England

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 139, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 121-128

  Davey, Catherine ^a   Vickery, Juliet ^a   Boatman, Nigel ^b   Chamberlain, Dan ^a   Parry, Hazel ^b   Siriwardena, Gavin ^a  

^a THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^b FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environment scheme; Farmland birds; Land management

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; FIELD MARGIN; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; GRASS; KEYSTONE SPECIES; LAND MANAGEMENT;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES;

EID: 77957365270     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2010.07.008     Document Type: Article

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