Status and distribution of European Nightjars Caprimulgus europaeus in the UK in 2004

Bird Study

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 98-111

  Conway, Greg ^a   Wotton, Simon ^b   Henderson, Ian ^a   Langston, Rowena ^b   Drewitt, Allan ^c   Currie, Fred ^d  

^a THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^c NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d FORESTRY COMMISSION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CALLING BEHAVIOR; CONSERVATION STATUS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT RESTORATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HEATHLAND; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION SIZE; RANGE SIZE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

DORSET [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

CAPRIMULGIDAE; CAPRIMULGUS EUROPAEUS; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 33847108600     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650709461461     Document Type: Article

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