Correlates of the change in ring ouzel turdus torquatus abundance in scotland from 1988–91 to 1999

Bird Study

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 97-105

  Buchanan, Graeme M ^a   Pearce Higgins, James W ^a   Wotton, Simon R ^a   Grant, Murray C ^a   Whitfield, D Phil ^b  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b SNH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forestry; Molinia; Moorland; Nardus; Population change; Range contraction; Thrush; Turdus; Uplands

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AFFORESTATION; BIRD; CORRELATION; HABITAT LOSS; POPULATION DECLINE; RANGE SIZE;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES; CALLUNA; CONIFEROPHYTA; MOLINIA; NARDUS; TURDUS; TURDUS TORQUATUS;

EID: 0038607357     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650309461300     Document Type: Article

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