Deterring mute swans from fields of oilseed rape using suspended high visibility tape

Crop Protection

Volumn 27, Issue 3-5, 2008, Pages 632-637

  Parrott, Dave ^a   Watola, George ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cygnus olor; Deterrent; High visibility tape; Mute swan; Oilseed rape

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP DAMAGE; CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; FIELD METHOD; GRAZING; MECHANICAL CONTROL; WATERFOWL;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

BRASSICA NAPUS; CYGNUS OLOR;

EID: 38849180963     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2007.09.006     Document Type: Article

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