The habitat associations of dunlin (Calidris alpina) in the Flow Country of northern Scotland and an improved model for predicting habitat quality

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 279-290

  Lavers, C P ^a   Haines Young, R H ^a   Avery, M I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dunlin; Flow Country; Habitat preferences; Pool systems; Satellite imagery

Indexed keywords

AVES; CALIDRIS; CALIDRIS ALPINA; CALIDRIS ALPINA SCHINZII;

DUNLIN; HABITAT QUALITY;

UK, SCOTLAND, HIGHLAND, FLOW COUNTRY;

EID: 0030457289     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404750     Document Type: Article

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