The impact of raptors on the abundance of upland passerines and waders

Oikos

Volumn 117, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1143-1152

  Amar, Arjun ^a,b   Thirgood, Simon ^c   Pearce Higgins, James ^b   Redpath, Steve ^d,e  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEADOW; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDATION; RAPTOR; SONGBIRD; VULNERABILITY; WADER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CIRCUS; PASSERIFORMES; PLUVIALIS; RAPTORES; SCOLOPACIDAE; VANELLUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 49249129808     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2008.16769.x     Document Type: Article

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