Defining favourable reference values for bird populations in Italy: Setting long-term conservation targets for priority species

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-118

  Brambilla, Mattia ^a,b   Gustin, Marco ^b   Celada, Claudio ^b  

^a Fondazione Lombardia per l'Ambiente   (Italy)

^b Lega Italiana Protezione Uccelli (LIPU)   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSERVATION STATUS; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; EUROPEAN UNION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS;

ITALY;

AVES;

EID: 79952989127     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: 14740001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270910000407     Document Type: Article

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