Population dynamics in European hare: Breeding parameters and sustainable harvest rates

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 580-591

  Marboutin, E ^a   Bray, Y ^a   Peroux R ^a   Mauvy, B ^a   Lartiges, A ^a  

^a OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Juvenile survival; Lepus europaeus; Population modelling; Shooting exploitation

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; LAGOMORPH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SUSTAINABILITY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; LAGOMORPHA; LEPUS; LEPUS EUROPAEUS;

EID: 0037672349     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2003.00813.x     Document Type: Article

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