Search for dissertations about: "lapwing"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the word lapwing.

  2. 1. Predation and shorebirds: predation management, habitat effects and public opinions

    Author : Daniel Isaksson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Conservation; waders; predation; coastal pastures; redshank; lapwing; attitudes; human dimensions;

    Abstract : Many shorebird populations are rapidly declining and a high nest predation rate is one of the threats facing these populations. Thus, factors that affect predation and how to manage it in an effective way are receiving increased attention. READ MORE

  4. 2. Bird Species in Urban and Agricultural Landscapes : Bird diversity patterns along an urbanisation gradient and crop damage caused by birds on the Deccan Plateau, India

    Author : Manoj Ashokrao Kale; Prosun Bhattacharya; Gabor L. Lövei; Peter Kjellander; KTH; []
    Keywords : Bird assemblage structure; Forest-urban gradient; Scale-sensitive diversity; Crop depredation; Crop damage assessment; Deccan Plateau; India.; Land and Water Resources Engineering; Mark- och vattenteknik;

    Abstract : The major human activities that have transformed the Earth include agriculture and urbanization. The present study was conducted to contribute to a description of the effect on birds of urbanization and agriculture in an Indian region. READ MORE