Reduced pesticide toxicity and increased woody vegetation cover account for enhanced native bird densities in organic orchards

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 652-660

  MacLeod, Catriona J ^a   Blackwell, Grant ^b   Benge, Jayson ^c  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c C/o ZESPRI International Limited ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Farmland; Horticulture; Indicators; Integrated management; Introduced species; New Zealand; Organic; Sustainable land management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HORTICULTURE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ORCHARD; ORGANIC FARMING; PESTICIDE; POPULATION DENSITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOXICITY; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

NEW ZEALAND;

ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA; AVES;

EID: 84861711425     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2012.02135.x     Document Type: Article

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