Winter use of wild bird cover crops by passerines on farmland in northeast England: Declining farmland species were more abundant in these crops which can be matched to the birds' requirements.

Author： Stoate Chris   Szczur John   Aebische Nicholas J.  

Publisher： Taylor & Francis Ltd

ISSN： 0006-3657

Source： Bird Study, Vol.50, Iss.1, 2003-03, pp. : 15-21

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