Use of hunters in wildlife surveys: Does hunter and forest grouse habitat selection coincide?

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-115

  Lande, Unni Støbet ^a   Herfindal, Ivar ^b   Finne, Mats Haneborg ^c   Kastdalen, Leif ^a  

^a INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c SWECO AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Black grouse; Capercaillie; ENFA; K select

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; TETRAO TETRIX; TETRAO UROGALLUS; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 77952552890     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-009-0291-2     Document Type: Article

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