Measuring potential negative effects of traditional harvesting practices on waterbirds: A case study with migrating curlews

Animal Conservation

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 88-94

  Navedo, Juang G ^a   Masero, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bait digging; Behaviour; Disturbance; Foraging; Harvesting; Shellfishing; Shorebirds

Indexed keywords

BAIT; BIRD; COASTAL ZONE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; SHELLFISH;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AVES; NUMENIUS; NUMENIUS ARQUATA;

EID: 33846705353     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2006.00076.x     Document Type: Article

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