Hen harriers and red grouse: Economic aspects of red grouse shooting and the implications for moorland conservation

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 955-960

  Sotherton, Nick ^a   Tapper, Stephen ^a   Smith, Adam ^a  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conflict; Economics; Grouse shooting; Moorland; Predation; Raptors; Waders

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COEXISTENCE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GAMEBIRD; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MOORLAND; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION REGULATION; PREDATION; PREDATOR; RAPTOR; WADER;

AVES; CALLUNA; CIRCUS; RAPTORES; SCOLOPACIDAE; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 70349653519     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01688.x     Document Type: Article

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