Integrating effects of supplementary feeding, poisoning, pollutant ingestion and wind farms of two vulture species in Spain using a population viability analysis

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 879-888

  García Ripollés, Clara ^a   López López, Pascual ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Elasticity analysis; Gyps fulvus; Neophron percnopterus; PVA; Vortex software

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FEEDING; FOOD POISONING; GROWTH RATE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFTWARE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL;

SPAIN;

AVES; GYPS FULVUS; NEOPHRON PERCNOPTERUS;

EID: 80052712654     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-011-0671-8     Document Type: Article

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