Key issues in assessing the feasibility of reintroducing the great bustard Otis tarda to Britain

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Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 22-29

  Osborne, Patrick E ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b IUCN's Specialist Group   (United Kingdom)

^c Great Bustard Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Britain; Captive breeding; Extinction; Great bustard; Otis tarda; Population viability; Reintroduction; Russia; Translocation

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EXTINCTION; FEEDING; GRASSLAND; HABITAT; HUNTING; NATURE CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ARTHROPODA; AVES; OTIDIDAE; OTIS TARDA;

EID: 33645988796     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605305000050     Document Type: Article

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