Predator control and the density and reproductive success of grouse populations in Finland

Ecography

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 161-168

  Kauhala, Kaarina ^a   Helle, Pekka ^a   Helle, Eero ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMEBIRD; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATOR; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

FINLAND;

EID: 0034024089     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2000.tb00271.x     Document Type: Article

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