Raptors and red grouse: Conservation conflicts and management solutions

Conservation Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 95-104

  Thirgood, Simon ^a   Redpath, Steve ^b   Newton, Ian ^b   Hudson, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034029026     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2000.99013.x     Document Type: Article

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