Managing predation on ground-nesting birds: The effectiveness of nest exclosures

Biological Conservation

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 136-142

  Isaksson, Daniel ^a   Wallander, Johan ^b   Larsson, Mikael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Environment Division   (Sweden)

^c NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Conservation; Nest predation; Non lethal method; Predator control; Waders

Indexed keywords

HATCHING; INCUBATION; NEST GUARDING; NEST PREDATION; NESTING SUCCESS; PREDATOR CONTROL; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WADER;

AVES; SCOLOPACIDAE; TRINGA; TRINGA TOTANUS; VANELLUS; VANELLUS VANELLUS;

EID: 33846540810     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.11.015     Document Type: Article

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