Conservation tillage encourages early breeding by Skylarks Alauda arvensis |
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| Authors: | Rob H. Field Will B. Kirby Richard B. Bradbury |
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| Affiliation: | 1. British Trust for Ornithology (Scotland), School of Biological and Environmental Sciences , University of Stirling , Stirling , FK9 4LA , UK john.calladine@bto.org;3. British Trust for Ornithology (Scotland), School of Biological and Environmental Sciences , University of Stirling , Stirling , FK9 4LA , UK;4. Highland Birchwoods , Littleburn Road, Munlochy, Ross‐shire , IV8 8NN , UK;5. Forestry Commission Scotland , Tower Road, Smithton, Inverness , IV2 7NL , UK |
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| Abstract: | Capsule Increased crop residue on the soil surface, left as a result of conservation tillage, encouraged earlier nesting in winter wheat fields. |
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| Keywords: | Alauda Skylark |
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