Revealing the contributions of reproduction and survival to the Europe-wide decline in meadow birds: Review and meta-analysis

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-74

  Roodbergen, Maja ^a,b,c   van der Werf, Bert ^a   Hötker, Hermann ^d  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c SOVON DUTCH CENTRE FOR FIELD ORNITHOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d NABU (Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union) Michael Otto Institute   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agricultural intensification; Demographic parameters; Meadow birds; Nest success; Predation; Reproductive output; Survival

Indexed keywords

JUVENILE; MEADOW; META-ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NEST PREDATION; NESTING SUCCESS; POPULATION DECLINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL; WADER;

EUROPE;

AVES; HAEMATOPUS OSTRALEGUS; LIMOSA LIMOSA; NUMENIUS ARQUATA; SCOLOPACIDAE; TRINGA TOTANUS; VANELLUS VANELLUS;

EID: 84855309282     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-011-0733-y     Document Type: Review

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