Does no-till soybean farming provide any benefits for birds?

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 185, Issue , 2014, Pages 59-64

  VanBeek, Kelly R ^a,b   Brawn, Jeffrey D ^b   Ward, Michael P ^b  

^a WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroecology; Avian communities; Birds; Nesting ecology; Soybeans; Tillage practices

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIRD; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; NESTING SUCCESS; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION RISK; SOYBEAN; SURVIVORSHIP;

EID: 84891364495     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2013.12.007     Document Type: Article

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