Managing the distribution of barnacle geese on Islay, Scotland, through deliberate human disturbance

Biological Conservation

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 273-277

  Percival, Steve M ^a,b   Halpin, Yvette ^a,c   Houston, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c Aquila Conservation & Environment Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Crop damage; Disturbance; Goose conservation

Indexed keywords

BARNACLE GOOSE; DISTURBANCE; HUMAN DISTURBANCE;

UK, SCOTLAND, STRATHCLYDE, ISLAY;

ANSER; ANSER SP.; AVES; BRANTA LEUCOPSIS; THORACICA;

EID: 0030931918     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(97)00041-4     Document Type: Article

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