Influence of ground predators and water levels on Lapwing Vanellus vanellus breeding success in two continental wetlands

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 221-230

  Bellebaum, Jochen ^a   Bock, Christoph ^a  

^a NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conservation management; Nest predation; Water tables; Wet grassland

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FLEDGING; HATCHING; NEST PREDATION; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDATOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL; WADER; WATER LEVEL;

MUSTELIDAE; SCOLOPACIDAE; VANELLUS; VANELLUS VANELLUS; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 57649173616     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-008-0341-7     Document Type: Article

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