Disturbances to great bustards (Otis tarda) in central Spain: Human activities, bird responses and management implications

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 425-432

  Sastre, Pablo ^a   Ponce, Carlos ^a   Palacín, Carlos ^a   Martín, Carlos A ^b   Alonso, Juan C ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Management; Steppe land bird; Threatened species; Time budget

Indexed keywords

AVES; CANIS FAMILIARIS; OTIDIDAE; OTIS TARDA;

EID: 70349507800     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-009-0254-7     Document Type: Article

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