Effects of Introducing Threatened Falcons into Vineyards on Abundance of Passeriformes and Bird Damage to Grapes

Conservation Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 142-149

  Kross, Sara M ^a   Tylianakis, Jason M ^a   Nelson, Ximena J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biological control; Ecosystem service; IPM; Pest management; Raptors; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; PASSERINE; RAPTOR; RED LIST; VINE; VINEYARD;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FALCONIFORMES; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SONGBIRD; VITIS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FALCONIFORMES; NEW ZEALAND; PASSERIFORMES; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; VITIS;

NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA; AVES; FALCO NOVAESEELANDIAE; FALCONIDAE; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; RAPTORES; SILVEREYES; STURNUS VULGARIS; TURDUS MERULA; TURDUS PHILOMELOS; VITACEAE; VITIS VINIFERA; ZOSTEROPS LATERALIS;

EID: 84856330067     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2011.01756.x     Document Type: Article

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