Environmental correlates of lake occupancy and chick survival of Black-throated Divers Gavia arctica in Scotland

Bird Study

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 225-236

  Jackson, Digger B ^a  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PREY AVAILABILITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL; WEATHER;

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

AVES; CYPRINIFORMES; EPHEMEROPTERA; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; GAVIA ARCTICA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 27244460087     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650509461396     Document Type: Article

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