The impact of disturbance on the behaviour and energy budgets of Brent Geese Branta b. bernicla

Bird Study

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 269-279

  Riddington, R ^a   Hassall, M ^a   Lane, S J ^a   Turner, P A ^a   Walters, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accipiter; Ardea; Branta; Circus; Falco; Lepus

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BRENT GOOSE; DISTURBANCE; ENERGY BUDGET; HUMAN IMPACT;

UK, ENGLAND, NORFOLK, NORTH NORFOLK COAST;

BRANTA BERNICLA BERNICLA;

EID: 0030303071     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063659609461019     Document Type: Article

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