The importance of rice fields for glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus): Management recommendations derived from an individual-based model

Biological Conservation

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-27

  Toral, Gregorio M ^a   Stillman, Richard A ^b   Santoro, Simone ^a   Figuerola, Jordi ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Crayfish; MORPH; Waterbird; Wetland

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BREEDING SEASON; CRAYFISH; CULTIVATION; DROUGHT; FEEDING GROUND; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MORTALITY; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PADDY FIELD; PHENOLOGY; POPULATION GROWTH; RICE; VIABILITY; WADER;

SPAIN;

ASTACOIDEA; AVES; PLEGADIS; PLEGADIS FALCINELLUS;

EID: 84858154237     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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