Population changes of breeding waders on farmland in relation to agri-environment management

Bird Study

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 399-408

  O'Brien, Mark ^a,b   Wilson, Jeremy D ^a  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b BirdLife International Pacific Programme   (Fiji)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; BREEDING SEASON; GRAZING; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SUCCESSION; VEGETATION COVER; WADER; WATER LEVEL;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

GALLINAGO GALLINAGO; SCOLOPACIDAE; TRINGA TOTANUS; VANELLUS VANELLUS;

EID: 84863171323     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2011.608117     Document Type: Article

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