Ecological approaches to reduce predation on ground-nesting gamebirds and their nests

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 62-69

  Jimenez J E ^a   Conover, M R ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian recruitment; Ducks; Ground nesting birds; Integrated pest management; Predation; Predator prey interactions; Wildlife damage management

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; GAMEBIRD; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PREDATION; PREDATION RISK;

EID: 0035045961     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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