Density and reproductive success of Skylarks Alauda arvensis on organic farms - an experiment with unsown Skylark plots on autumn sown cereals;Täthet och häckningsframgdång hos sånglärka Alauda arvensis på ekologiska jordbruk - ett experiment med osåddda rutor i höstsådd stråsäd

Ornis Svecica

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-10

  Berg, Åke ^a   Kvarnbäck, Olle ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Uppsala och Södermanlands Iän ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREAL; CROP YIELD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FARM; FLEDGING; ORGANIC FARMING; PASSERINE; POPULATION SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SWARD; TERRITORY; VEGETATION COVER;

SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALAUDA; ALAUDA ARVENSIS;

EID: 79959340354     PISSN: 11026812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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