Severe declines of Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca populations in the Baikal region, Russia: A modern and historical perspective

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 197-209

  Ryabtsev, Vitaliy V ^a   Katzner, Todd E ^b  

^a Pribaikalsky National Park   (Russian Federation)

^b National Aviary   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SITE; CONSERVATION STATUS; DATA SET; ENDANGERED SPECIES; MORTALITY; POPULATION DECLINE; RAPTOR; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

EURASIA; LAKE BAIKAL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

ACCIPITRIDAE; AQUILA HELIACA; AVES;

EID: 34848888109     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: 14740001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270907000755     Document Type: Article

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