Habitat selection by immature Spanish imperial eagles during the dispersal period

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1359-1364

  Ferrer, Miguel ^a   Harte, Mariska ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aquila adalberti; Donana National Park; Endangered species; Management; Recovery plans

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED BIRD; HABITAT SELECTION; SPANISH IMPERIAL EAGLE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANDALUCIA; DONANA NATIONAL PARK; SPAIN;

AQUILA ADALBERTI; FAGACEAE; OLEA; OLEACEAE; QUERCUS;

EID: 0031452666     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2405253     Document Type: Article

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