The selection of grass swards by brent geese Branta b. bernicla: Interactions between food quality and quantity

Biological Conservation

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 153-160

  Riddington, R ^b   Hassall, M ^a   Lane, S J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b Fair Isle Bird Observatory   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brent geese; carrying capacity; fertilizer; grassland management and sward height

Indexed keywords

BRANTA BERNICLA; BRANTA BERNICLA BERNICLA;

BRENT GOOSE; CARRYING CAPACITY; FERTILIZER; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; WINTERING;

UK, ENGLAND;

EID: 0030619931     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(96)00072-9     Document Type: Article

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