Declining willow ptarmigan populations: The role of habitat structure and community dynamics

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 413-422

  Henden, John André ^a   Ims, Rolf Anker ^a   Yoccoz, Nigel Gilles ^a   Killengreen, Siw Turid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Habitat fragmentation; Over browsing; Population decline; Small rodent cycle; Ungulates; Willow ptarmigan; Willow thickets

Indexed keywords

LAGOPUS LAGOPUS; RODENTIA; SALIX; TETRAONIDAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 79960913664     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2011.05.006     Document Type: Article

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