Composite bird indicators robust to variation in species selection and habitat specificity

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 18, Issue , 2012, Pages 200-207

  Renwick, Anna R ^a   Johnston, Alison ^a   Joys, Andrew ^a   Newson, Stuart E ^a   Noble, David G ^a   Pearce Higgins, James W ^a  

^a THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity loss; Farmland; Habitat specific; Indicators; Population trends; Woodland

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY LOSS; FARMLAND; HABITAT-SPECIFIC; POPULATION TRENDS; WOODLAND; HABITAT SPECIFICS;

BIODIVERSITY; INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); BIRDS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; BREEDING POPULATION; DATA QUALITY; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; WOODLAND; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOINDICATOR; DATA SET; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT TYPE; SELECTION;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES;

EID: 83455195544     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.11.008     Document Type: Article

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