Ecological effectiveness of French grassland agri-environment schemes for farmland bird communities

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 121, Issue , 2013, Pages 110-116

  Princé, Karine ^a   Jiguet, Frédéric ^a  

^a CP51   (France)

Author keywords

AES effectiveness; Birds; Extensive management; Farmland biodiversity; Grassland measures

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AVIFAUNA; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; BREEDING; FRANCE; GRASSLAND; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

FRANCE;

AVES;

EID: 84875635443     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.02.039     Document Type: Article

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