The effectiveness of removing predators to protect bird populations

Conservation Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 395-405

  Coté, Isabelle M ^a   Sutherland, Villiamj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD POPULATION; GAME MANAGEMENT; HATCHING SUCCESS; PREDATOR CONTROL;

EID: 0030619908     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1997.95410.x     Document Type: Article

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