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`...an invaluable and timely documentation of the responses of birds to changes in farming practices.' CJ Feare, BTO Bird Study.
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Farming and Birds
Resulting from the cooperation between a professional ornithologist and a working cereal farmer, and based on data from the BTO's Common Bird Census and Nest Record Scheme, this book reviews the effects of agricultural development on bird populations in Britain.`...an invaluable and timely documentation of the responses of birds to changes in farming practices.' CJ Feare, BTO Bird Study.
Preface; 1. The historical background to modern agriculture; 2. The farmland bird community; 3. Farmland as a nesting habitat; 4. Food and feeding behaviour; 5. Modern agriculture: the consequences of specialisation; 6. Farm structure and bird habitats; 7. The effects of hedges and hedgerow loss on farmland birds; 8. the impact of farming practice on birds; 9. Pesticides and pollution; 10. Crop protection, shooting and persecution; 11. The outlook for farming and birds; Appendices; References; Glossary; Index.
Specifications
| Pm Supplier | CUP/ Cambridge University Press |
|---|---|
| Pm Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Pm Isbn 10 | 0521389739 |
| Pm Isbn 13 | 9780521389730 |
| Pm Publication Date | 1990-03-22 |
| Pm Author | O'Connor, R, Shrubb, M |
| Pm Longness | 0 |
- Author: O'Connor, R, Shrubb, M
- Page Count: 304
Farming and Birds
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- Author: O'Connor, R, Shrubb, M
- Page Count: 304
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