Nest site selection by Hen Harriers in Scotland

Bird Study

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-61

  Redpath, Steve ^a   Madders, Mike ^b   Donnelly, Eric ^a   Anderson, Bruce ^b   Thirgood, Simon ^c   Martin, Ann ^a   McLeod, David ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^c GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calluna; Circus; Festuca; Juncus

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SUCCESS; HEATHER; HEN HARRIER; MOORLAND; NEST SITE SELECTION;

SCOTLAND; STRATHCLYDE ARGYLL; UK;

CALLUNA VULGARIS; CIRCUS CYANEUS; ERICACEAE;

EID: 0031886464     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063659809461077     Document Type: Article

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