Assessment of bird collisions with deer fences in Scottish forests

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 941-948

  Baines, D ^a   Summers, R W ^b  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grouse; Pinewoods; Plantations; Regeneration; Vaccinium

Indexed keywords

AVES; CALLUNA; CERVIDAE; LAGOPUS LAGOPUS; LAGOPUS LAGOPUS SCOTICUS; LAGOPUS SCOTICUS; PHASIANIDAE; TETRAO TETRIX; TETRAO UROGALLUS; TETRIX; VACCINIUM;

EID: 0030865021     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2405284     Document Type: Article

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