Recovery dynamics and viability of the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in Germany

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 97-112

  Sulawa, Justine ^a   Robert, Alexandre ^b   Köppen, Ulrich ^c   Hauff, Peter ^d   Krone, Oliver ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c Hiddensee Bird Ringing Center   (Germany)

^d NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conservation measure efficiency; Population dynamics modelling; Raptor; Recovered species; Reproductive rates; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FUTURE PROSPECT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STOCHASTICITY; SURVIVAL;

GERMANY;

AVES; HALIAEETUS ALBICILLA; RAPTORES;

EID: 72249103641     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-009-9705-4     Document Type: Article

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