Protocol for censusing urban sparrows

British Birds

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 255-260

  De Laet, Jenny ^a   Peach, Will J ^b   Summers Smith, J Denis ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CENSUS; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; HABITAT TYPE; PASSERINE; POPULATION DECLINE; URBAN AREA;

PASSER; PASSER DOMESTICUS; PASSERIDAE;

EID: 81455137469     PISSN: 00070335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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