How, and why, is the Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) affected by modern forest management in fennoscandia?

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 107-113

  Widén, Per ^a  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accipiter gentilis; Breeding; Fennoscandia; Finland; Forest management; Habitat selection; Home range; Northern Goshawk; Norway; Sweden

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT SELECTION; HOME RANGE; NORTHERN GOSHAWK;

FINLAND; NORWAY; SWEDEN;

ACCIPITER GENTILIS;

EID: 0031474682     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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