Changes in the abundance and distribution of upland breeding birds at an operational wind farm

Bird Study

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-43

  Douglas, David J T ^a   Bellamy, Paul E ^a   Pearce Higgins, James W ^a,b  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BREEDING POPULATION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GAMEBIRD; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; UPLAND REGION; WIND FARM;

AVES; LAGOPUS LAGOPUS; PLUVIALIS APRICARIA; SALIX; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 79951861961     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2010.524914     Document Type: Article

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