The density of redshank Tringa totanus breeding on the salt-marshes of the Wash in relation to habitat and its grazing management

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 999-1013

  Norris, Ken ^a,b   Cook, Tony ^a   O'Dowd, Barry ^a   Durdin, Chris ^a  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breeding density; Habitat management; Livestock; Shorebirds

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; BREEDING; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; REDSHANK; SALT MARSHES; SALTMARSH;

ENGLAND; UK; WASH;

ADENOSTOMA SPARSIFOLIUM; AVES; BOS TAURUS; SALICORNIA; TRINGA TOTANUS;

EID: 0030881168     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2405289     Document Type: Article

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