An experimental study of the effects of predation on the breeding productivity of capercaillie and black grouse

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 513-525

  Summers, R W ^a   Green, R E ^b   Proctor, R ^a   Dugan, D ^a   Lambie, D ^a   Moncrieff, R ^a   Moss, R ^c   Baines, D ^d  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial nests; Crow; Rainfall; Red fox

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GAMEBIRD; NEST PREDATION; PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CANIDAE; CERVIDAE; CORVIDAE; CORVUS; CORVUS CORONE; GALLUS GALLUS; MARTES; MARTES AMERICANA; MARTES MARTES; PHASIANIDAE; SCATOPHAGUS ARGUS; TETRAO; TETRAO TETRIX; TETRAO UROGALLUS; TETRIX; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 1142276368     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8901.2004.00891.x     Document Type: Article

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