The effects of land sparing and wildlife-friendly practices on grassland bird abundance within organic farmlands

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 161, Issue , 2012, Pages 10-16

  Quinn, John E ^a   Brandle, James R ^a   Johnson, Ron J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Avian; Bayesian; Great Plains; Heterogeneity; North America

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GRASSLAND; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HETEROGENEITY; LEAFY VEGETABLE; ORGANIC FARMING; SONGBIRD; SOYBEAN; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WILD POPULATION; WOODLAND;

GREAT PLAINS;

AMMODRAMUS SAVANNARUM; AVES; GLYCINE MAX; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PHASIANIDAE; SPIZA; STURNELLA NEGLECTA;

EID: 84864925713     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2012.07.021     Document Type: Article

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