Evaluation of the extinction risk and of conservation alternatives for a very small insular population: The bearded vulture Gypaetus barbatus in Corsica

Biological Conservation

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-30

  Bretagnolle, Vincent ^a   Inchausti, Pablo ^b   Seguin, Jean François ^c   Thibault, Jean Claude ^c  

^a CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^c BP 417 20184 Cedex 1 ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Artificial feeding; Birds; Conservation; Raptors; Reinforcement; Vulture

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

CORSE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES; GYPAETUS BARBATUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 3342881928     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.01.023     Document Type: Article

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