The role of forest maturation in causing the decline of Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix

Ibis

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 143-155

  Pearce Higgins, James W ^a   Grant, Murray C ^a   Robinson, Martin C ^b   Haysom, Susan L ^c  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b Dalreoch Farm   (United Kingdom)

^c SNH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FOREST; GAMEBIRD; LEK; MATURATION; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES; CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; CONIFEROPHYTA; TETRAO TETRIX;

EID: 33846196695     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2006.00623.x     Document Type: Article

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