Browsing by Subject "Birds--Conservation"

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Breeding bird populations of Irish peatlands : capsule peatlands are very important habitats for birds despite low species diversity

Bracken, Fintan ; McMahon, Barry J. ; Whelan, John (British Trust for Ornithology / Taylor & Francis, 2008)

Aims to describe the variation in breeding bird populations that occur on different types of Irish peatlands and their associated habitat characteristics. Methods: Bird abundance and diversity were compared between four ...
Effects of set-aside management on birds breeding in lowland Ireland

Bracken, Fintan ; Bolger, Thomas (Elsevier, 2006-11)

Farmland birds have suffered a severe decline in recent years throughout Europe including Ireland. Agricultural intensification is believed to be the main cause and this has led to the introduction of agri-environmental ...