Hunting habitat preferences of raptors in a mountainous area (northwestern Spain)

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 323-333

  Tapia, Luis ^a   Domínguez, Jesús ^a   Rodríguez, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Counting points; Habitat selection; Mountainous habitats; Northwestern Spain; Raptors

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CERRADO; HABITAT SELECTION; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; HUNTING; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; RAPTOR; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE;

BAIXA LIMIA-SERRA DO XURES NATURE RESERVE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; ORENSE [GALICIA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AQUILA; AQUILA CHRYSAETOS; AVES; BUTEO BUTEO; CIRCAETUS GALLICUS; CIRCUS CYANEUS; CIRCUS PYGARGUS; FALCO TINNUNCULUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 48249090461     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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