The importance of drainage ditches for farmland birds in agricultural landscapes in the Baltic countries: Does field type matter?

Ornis Fennica

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 170-181

  Marja, Riho ^a   Herzon, Irina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; BIRD; CROP PRODUCTION; DRAINAGE BASIN; GRASSLAND; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; ORNITHOLOGY; VEGETATION COVER;

BALTIC STATES;

AVES;

EID: 84869117317     PISSN: 00305685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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