Factors constraining the distribution of Golden Eagles Aquila chrysaetos in Scotland

Bird Study

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 199-211

  Whitfield, D Philip ^a,f   Fielding, Alan H ^b   Mcleod, David R A ^c   Morton, Keith ^d   Stirling Aird, Patrick ^e   Eaton, Mark A ^d  

^a SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c 14 Crailinghall Cottages ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^e Scottish Raptor Study Groups (SRSGs)   (United Kingdom)

^f Banchory Business Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CARRION; CENSUS; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DISTURBANCE; GIS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAPTOR; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; REGIONAL PATTERN; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TERRITORY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AQUILA; AQUILA CHRYSAETOS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CONIFEROPHYTA; OVIS ARIES; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 34447508480     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650709461476     Document Type: Article

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