The effects of food availability and winter weather on the dynamics of a grey squirrel population in southern England

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 325-338

  Gurnell, John ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demography; Food supply; Population dynamics; Sciurus carolinensis; Weather

Indexed keywords

CAROLINENSIS; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ROBUR; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS; FAGACEAE;

FOOD AVAILABILITY; WINTER;

UK, ENGLAND, HAMPSHIRE, ALICE HOLT; UK, ENGLAND, SURREY, ALICE HOLT;

EID: 0030442487     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404754     Document Type: Article

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