Balancing the needs of capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) and moose (Alces alces) in large-scale human land use

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 249-260

  Sirkiä, Saija ^a,b   Pellikka, Jani ^b,c   Lindén, Harto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Forestry; Game management; Landscape ecology; Macroecology; Wildlife triangle

Indexed keywords

ALCES ALCES; TETRAO UROGALLUS;

EID: 77952548789     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-009-0306-z     Document Type: Article

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