Relationship between small-game hunting and carnivore diversity in central Spain

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 3475-3486

  Virgós, Emilio ^a   Travaini, Alejandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA AUSTRAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Carnivores; European rabbit; Predator control; Red fox; Small game management

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; HUNTING; LAND MANAGEMENT; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PREDATOR CONTROL; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 29144449770     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-004-0823-8     Document Type: Article

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