Bird disturbance: Improving the quality and utility of disturbance research

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 275-288

  Hill, David ^a   Hockin, David ^b   Price, David ^c   Tucker, Graham ^d   Morris, Rob ^e   Treweek, Joanna ^f  

^a Ecoscope Applied Ecologists   (United Kingdom)

^b RPS   (United Kingdom)

^c WILDFOWL AND WETLANDS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d Ecoscope Applied Ecologists   (United Kingdom)

^e Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick and Co Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^f CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

conservation; disturbance impacts; environmental assessment; planning; research quality

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DISTURBANCE; HUNTING; RECREATION;

UK;

EID: 0030618707     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404876     Document Type: Review

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