The use of nitrogen fertilizer on alternative grassland feeding refuges for pink-footed geese in spring

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 637-646

  Patterson, I J ^a   Fuchs, R M E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fertilizer application; Sacrificial crops; Slow release fertilizer; Split level; Wild geese

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; NITROGEN; REFUGE; SWARD; WATERFOWL;

EID: 0034932313     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2001.00627.x     Document Type: Article

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