The ground flora of ancient semi-natural woodlands in pheasant release pens in England

Biological Conservation

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 243-252

  Sage, Rufus B ^a   Ludolf, Clare ^a   Robertson, Peter A ^b  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ancient semi natural woodland; Common pheasant; Game management; Phasianus colchicus; Release; Woodland ground flora

Indexed keywords

ENCLOSURE EXPERIMENT; FIELD LAYER; GAMEBIRD; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT; WOODLAND;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

AVES; PHASIANIDAE; PHASIANUS COLCHICUS;

EID: 19544386328     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.07.014     Document Type: Article

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