The impact of forest encroachment after agricultural land abandonment on passerine bird communities: The case of Greece

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 157-165

  Zakkak, Sylvia ^a   Kakalis, Eleftherios ^b   Radović, Andreja ^c   Halley, John M ^d   Kati, Vassiliki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Common Agricultural Policy; Grazing; Indicator; Mediterranean rural mosaics

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GRAZING PRESSURE; LAND USE CHANGE; MONTANE FOREST; PASSERINE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

GREECE;

AVES; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 84896546021     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2013.11.001     Document Type: Article

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