Impacts of birds of prey on gamebirds in the UK: A review

Ibis

Volumn 150, Issue SUPPL.1, 2008, Pages 9-26

  Park, Kirsty J ^a   Graham, Kate E ^a   Calladine, John ^a   Wernham, Chris W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Game management; Hunting; Mortality; Predation

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; GAMEBIRD; HUNTING; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POULTRY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RAPTOR; RESOURCE SCARCITY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ACCIPITER NISUS; AVES; CIRCUS CYANEUS; FALCO PEREGRINUS; LAGOPUS LAGOPUS SCOTICUS; PERDIX PERDIX; RAPTORES; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 50049110371     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00847.x     Document Type: Review

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