Breeding success of black grouse and capercaillie in relation to mammalian predator densities on two spatial scales

Oikos

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 301-310

  Kurki, Sami ^a   Helle, Pekka ^b   Lindén, Harto ^b   Nikula, Ari ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK GROUSE; BREEDING SUCCESS; CAPERCAILLIE; PREDATION; PREDATOR DENSITY;

FINLAND;

MARTES MARTES; MUSTELA ERMINEA; RODENTIA; TETRAO TETRIX; TETRAO UROGALLUS; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0030620261     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546014     Document Type: Article

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