The impact of sugar beet farming practice on wintering pink-footed goose Anser brachyrhynchus populations

Biological Conservation

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 95-100

  Gill, Jennifer A ^a   Watkinson, Andrew R ^a   Sutherland, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Alternative feeding areas; Crop damage; Disturbance

Indexed keywords

HABITAT USE; PINK-FOOTED GOOSE; SUGAR BEET; WINTERING;

UK, ENGLAND, NORFOLK;

ANSER; ANSER BRACHYRHYNCHUS; ANSER SP.; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 0029668266     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3207(95)00111-5     Document Type: Article

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