The use of ringing to monitor changes in the numbers and demography of birds

Ringing and Migration

Volumn 19, Issue , 1999, Pages S57-S66

  Peach, Will J ^a,b   Furness, Robert W ^c   Brenchley, Anne ^d,e  

^a THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d English Nature Suffolk Office   (United Kingdom)

^e English Nature   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RINGING;

EID: 0033507446     PISSN: 03078698     EISSN: 21598355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03078698.1999.9674212     Document Type: Article

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