Managing uplands for game and sporting interests: An industry perspective

Drivers of Environmental Change in Uplands

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 241-260

  Sotherton, Nick ^a   May, Richard ^b   Ewald, Julie ^c   Fletcher, Kathy ^c   Newborn, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust ^*

^c GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 70349724225     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203886724-23     Document Type: Chapter

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