Search for dissertations about: "bird migration conservation agriculture stopover ecology Golden plover Pluvialis apricaria landscape"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words bird migration conservation agriculture stopover ecology Golden plover Pluvialis apricaria landscape.

  2. 1. On the importance of farmland as stopover habitat for migrating birds

    Author : Juliana Dänhardt; Biologiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; conservation; bird migration; agriculture; stopover ecology; Golden plover; Pluvialis apricaria; landscape heterogeneity; organic farming; food availability; earthworms;

    Abstract : Agricultural intensification has led to dramatic population declines among many farmland bird species. Negative effects of intensive farming in terms of decreased local habitat quality or structural simplification of farmland landscapes have reduced both reproductive outcome and winter survival of many species. READ MORE