Occurrence, ecology and conservation of wintering little bustards Tetrax tetrax in azerbaijan

Archives of Nature Conservation and Landscape Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 5-27

  Gauger, Kai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Azerbaijan; Conservation; Ecology; Little bustard; Semi desert; Steppe

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIRD; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LAND USE CHANGE; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; STEPPE; WINTER;

ASIA; AZERBAIJAN; EURASIA; WEST ASIA;

AVES; OTIDIDAE; TETRAX TETRAX;

EID: 34347362954     PISSN: 00039306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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