Unraveling the importance of rice fields for waterbird populations in Europe

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3459-3469

  Toral, Gregorio M ^a   Figuerola, Jordi ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Do ana; Migration; Shorebird; Wetland

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CULTIVATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; MARSH; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; PADDY FIELD; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SHELTER; WADER; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

ANDALUCIA; DONANA; SPAIN;

AVES;

EID: 77958019238     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9907-9     Document Type: Article

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