Small-scale habitat use of black grouse (Tetrao tetrix L.) and rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta helvetica Thienemann) in the Austrian Alps

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-45

  Schweiger, Anna Katharina ^a   Nopp Mayr, Ursula ^a   Zohmann, Margit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Austrian Alps; Black grouse; Habitat suitability model; Logistic regression; Management; Rock ptarmigan

Indexed keywords

LAGOPUS; LAGOPUS MUTUS; TETRAO TETRIX; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 84856734261     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-011-0537-7     Document Type: Article

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