Factors affecting the abundance of introduced hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) to the Hebridean island of South Uist in the absence of natural predators and implications for nesting birds

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 271, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 210-217

  Jackson, D B ^a  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Erinaceus europaeus; Ground nesting; Hedgehog; Introduced species; Machair; Population density; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; EGG PREDATION; HABITAT SELECTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RODENT; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL; WADER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; SOUTH UIST; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WESTERN ISLES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; ERINACEIDAE; ERINACEUS EUROPAEUS;

EID: 33846469844     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00204.x     Document Type: Article

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