Mink (mustela vison) eradication to protect ground-nesting birds in the western isles, scotland, united kingdom

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 443-452

  Moore, N P ^a   Roy, S S ^a   Helyar, A ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

American mink; Eradication; Ferret; Ground nesting birds; Mustela vison; Scotland

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MUSTELID; PREDATOR CONTROL; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WESTERN ISLES;

AVES; MUSTELA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO; MUSTELA VISON; MUSTELIDAE;

EID: 1642456557     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2003.9518351     Document Type: Article

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