Long-term variations in waterfowl populations in Loch Leven: Identifying discontinuities between local and national trends

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 681, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85-104

  Carss, D ^a   Spears, B M ^a   Quinn, L ^a   Cooper, R ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Local scale; Loch Leven; National scale; Trend comparison; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WATERFOWL; WINTER;

HIGHLAND; LOCH LEVEN; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; AYTHYA FULIGULA; CYGNUS OLOR; PHALACROCORAX CARBO;

EID: 84855347961     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-011-0927-6     Document Type: Article

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