Integrating farming and wildlife conservation: The Barnacle Goose Management Scheme

Biological Conservation

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 113-122

  Cope, David R ^a,b,c   Pettifor, Richard A ^a   Griffin, Larry R ^b   Rowcliffe, J Marcus ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b WILDFOWL AND WETLANDS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agri environment; Branta leucopsis; Compensation; Conflict; Disturbance

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; COMPENSATION SYSTEM; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; WATERFOWL;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ANSER; ANSER SP.; BRANTA; BRANTA LEUCOPSIS; THORACICA;

EID: 0037353466     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00182-9     Document Type: Article

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