The abundance and conservation status of redshank Tringa totanus nesting on saltmarshes in Great Britain

Biological Conservation

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 289-297

  Brindley, Emma ^a   Norris, Ken ^a   Cook, Tony ^a   Babbs, Stephen ^a   Forster Brown, Christopher ^a   Massey, Paul ^a   Thompson, Rolf ^a   Yaxley, Robert ^a  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Population estimate; Population trend; Redshank; Saltmarsh; Tringa

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONSERVATION STATUS; SALTMARSH; SHOREBIRD;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032402951     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00034-2     Document Type: Article

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