Habitat suitability models for assessing bird conservation goals in special protection areas

Ardeola

Volumn 57, Issue SPEC. DECEMBER, 2010, Pages 79-91

  Fernández, José María ^a   Gurrutxaga, Mikel ^b  

^a Departamento de Territorio y Biodiversidad   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conservation goals; Foraging habitat; Nesting habitat; Northern spain; Predictive models; Raptors; Special protection areas

Indexed keywords

AQUILA; AVES; FALCO PEREGRINUS; NEOPHRON PERCNOPTERUS; RAPTORES; STREPTOPELIA; STRIGIFORMES; TESTUDINES;

EID: 79952119255     PISSN: 05707358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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