The use of trapping records to monitor populations of stoats Mustela erminea and weasels M. nivalis: The importance of trapping effort

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 679-688

  McDonald, Robbie A ^a   Harris, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Game bags; Gamekeepers; Predator control; Wildlife management; Wildlife monitoring

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; MONITORING; TRAPPING;

MUSTELA ERMINEA; MUSTELA NIVALIS;

EID: 0032719419     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1999.00433.x     Document Type: Article

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