Harbouring pests: Rabbit warrens in agricultural landscapes

Wildlife Research

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 756-761

  Barrio, I C ^a,b,d   Villafuerte, R ^c   Tortosa, F S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

burrow; management; Oryctolagus cuniculus; pest; ploughing

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BURROW; CONNECTIVITY; CROP DAMAGE; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; LAGOMORPH; PEST CONTROL; PLOWING;

SPAIN;

EID: 84255178372     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR11051     Document Type: Article

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