Habitat associations of farmland birds across the east baltic region

Acta Zoologica Lituanica

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 249-260

  Herzon, Irina ^a   Auninš, Ainârs ^b   Elts, Jaanus ^c   Preikša, Žydrūnas ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Latvijas Dabas Fonds   (Latvia)

^c Estonian Ornithological Society   (Estonia)

^d Nemuno Kilpos Regional Park   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Agricultural policy; Baltic States; Breeding community; Geographical pattern

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012550759     PISSN: 13921657     EISSN: 16486919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13921657.2006.10512739     Document Type: Article

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