Evaluating potential threats to birds in Greece: An analysis of a 10-year data set from a rehabilitation centre

ORYX

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 408-414

  Mazaris, Antonios D ^a   Mamakis, Yiannis ^b   Kalpakis, Stauros ^c   Poulopoulos, Yiannis ^c   Matsinos, Yiannis G ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^c Hellenic Wildlife Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bird conservation; Greece; Hunting; Mortality; Potential threats; Rehabilitation centre; Shooting

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HUNTING; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MORTALITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

AVES;

EID: 47049118162     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003060530700066X     Document Type: Article

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