Waterbird densities in South European rice fields as a function of rice management

Abstract

Rice field management and waterbird conservation P. M. Lourenco & T. Piersma Short c m unication Waterbird densities in South European rice fields as a function of rice management PEDRO M. LOURENCO 1 * & THEUNIS PIERSMA 1,2 1 Animal Ecology Group, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 14, 9750AA Haren, The Netherlands 2 Department of Marine Ecology, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), P.O. Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands