Field sports and conservation in the United Kingdom

Nature

Volumn 423, Issue 6939, 2003, Pages 531-533

  Oldfield, T E E ^a   Smith, R J ^a   Harrop, S R ^a   Leader Williams, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; COSTS; INVESTMENTS; NATURAL RESOURCES; REFORESTATION;

HUNTING;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; HUNTING;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LAND USE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INTERVIEWS; PRIVATE SECTOR; SPORTS; TREES; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTATION; PRIVATE OWNERSHIP; WILD LIFE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CANIDAE;

EID: 0038024326     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature01678     Document Type: Article

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