Capercaillie tetrao urogallus abundance and habitat use in scotland, in winter 1998–99: A second full survey in which we estimate the population at 1073 birds (95% cl 549–2041)

Bird Study

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 177-185

  Wilkinson, Nicholas I ^a   Langston, Rowena H W ^a   Gregory, Richard D ^a   Gibbons, David W ^a   Marquiss, Michael ^b  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Tetrao

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; GAMEBIRD; HABITAT USE; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION ESTIMATION; WINTER;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES; LARIX; PICEA; PICEA SITCHENSIS; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; TETRAO; TETRAO UROGALLUS; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 0036077265     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650209461263     Document Type: Article

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