Impact of an exceptional winter flood on the population dynamics of bearded tits (Panurus biarmicus)

Animal Conservation

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 463-473

  Wilson, J ^a   Peach, Will ^b  

^a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extreme events; Mark recapture; Phragmites; Recruitment; Robust design

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EXTREME EVENT; FLOOD; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECRUITMENT; WINTER;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; PANURUS BIARMICUS; PHRAGMITES;

EID: 33750183315     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2006.00063.x     Document Type: Article

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