Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus lek formation in young forest

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 59-67

  Rolstad, Jørund ^a   Rolstad, Erlend ^a   Wegge, Per ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Capercaillie; Forest management; Hotspots; Lek formation; Tetrao urogallus

Indexed keywords

TETRAO UROGALLUS;

EID: 34548049255     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/0909-6396(2007)13[59:CTULFI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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