Pattern in the distribution of Britain's upland breeding birds

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 73-82

  Stillman, R A ^a,c   Brown, A F ^b,d  

^a JOINT NATURE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d English Nature ^*

Author keywords

Bird species distribution; Bird habitat associations; Nature conservation; Upland birds

Indexed keywords

BIRD ASSEMBLAGE; BREEDING BIRD; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

UK;

EID: 0031978696     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1998.251169.x     Document Type: Article

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