Numbers of Whooper Swans Cygnus cygnus in Iceland, Ireland and Britain in January 1995: Results of the international Whooper Swan census

Wildfowl

Volumn 47, Issue , 1997, Pages 17-30

  Cranswick, P A ^a   Bowler, J M ^a   Delany, S N ^a   Einarsson, O ^a   Gardarsson, A ^a   McElwaine, J G ^a   Merne, O J ^a   Rees, E C ^a   Wells, J H ^a  

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Author keywords

Britain; Census; Iceland; Ireland; Whooper Swan; Wintering Population

Indexed keywords

CYGNUS CYGNUS;

EID: 0030904868     PISSN: 09546324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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