Impacts of piscivorous birds on salmonid populations and game fisheries in Scotland: A review

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 395-411

  Harris, Catriona M ^a   Calladine, John R ^a   Wernham, Chris V ^a   Park, Kirsty J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cormorant; Economic losses; Goosander; Heron; Predation; Red breasted merganser; Salmon; Trout

Indexed keywords

ARDEA CINEREA; AVES; MERGUS MERGANSER; MERGUS SERRATOR; PHALACROCORAX CARBO; SALMO SALAR; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMO TRUTTA TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 59449083448     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/0909-6396-14.4.395     Document Type: Review

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