Risk of agricultural practices and habitat change to farmland birds;Risque des pratiques agricoles et des changements au plan de l'habitat sur les oiseaux des paysages agricoles

Avian Conservation and Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Kirk, David Anthony ^a   Lindsay, Kathryn E ^b   Brook, Rodney W ^c  

^a Aquila Conservation and Environment Consulting

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscapes; Birds; Farming practices; Habitat; Information theoretic approach; Risk modeling

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 79960005338     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17126568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ACE-00446-060105     Document Type: Article

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