Predation of red squirrels by northern goshawks in a conifer forest in northern England: Can this limit squirrel numbers and create a conservation dilemma?

Biological Conservation

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 105-114

  Petty, Steve J ^a   Lurz, Peter W W ^b   Rushton, Steve P ^b  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cone crops; Conifer forest; Forest management; Mortality; Predator impact

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; PREDATION; RAPTOR; RODENT; SYMPATRY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ABIES; ACCIPITER; ACCIPITER GENTILIS; AVES; CAROLINENSIS; COLUMBIDAE; CONIFEROPHYTA; CORVIDAE; PHASIANIDAE; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS; SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS; SCIURUS VULGARIS; TAMIASCIURUS; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 0037408580     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00254-9     Document Type: Article

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