Habitat use of booted eagles (Hieraaetus pennatus) in a Special Protection Area: Implications for conservation

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3481-3488

  Martínez, José E ^a   Pagán, Iluminada ^a   Palazón, José A ^a   Calvo, José F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Birds Directive; Habitat selection; Hieraaetus pennatus; Home range; SPA; Traditional agroecosystems

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; NEST SITE; PROTECTED AREA; RAPTOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ACCIPITRIDAE; AVES; HIERAAETUS PENNATUS;

EID: 36148953873     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-006-9053-6     Document Type: Article

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