Geographical, landscape and habitat effects on birds in Northern Spanish farmlands: implications for conservation

• Autores: José Luis Tellería Jorge, Alvaro Ramírez, Aitor Galarza Ibarrondo, Roberto Carbonell, Javier Pérez-Tris
• Localización: Ardeola, ISSN 0570-7358, Vol. 55, Nº. 2, 2008, págs. 203-219
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Farmland habitats in northern Spain are local hotspots of bird richness, sustaining various increasingly rare species and housing huge numbers of migratory birds in winter. This makes them a key habitat for bird conservation. However, they are being negatively affected by conversion to tree plantations, urban developments and infrastructures.