Farmer perceptions of bird conservation and farming management at a catchment level

Land Use Policy

Volumn 31, Issue , 2013, Pages 565-575

  Guillem, E E ^a,b   Barnes, A ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environmental scheme; Attitudes to birdlife; Catchment; Ecologically friendly farming; Farmer attitudes; Farmer behaviour

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; BIRD; COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; FARMING SYSTEM; FUTURE PROSPECT; GUIDELINE;

EUROPE;

AVES;

EID: 84871791322     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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