The size of the Scottish population of Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus: Results of the fourth national survey

Bird Study

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 126-138

  Ewing, Steven R ^a   Eaton, Mark A ^a   Poole, Timothy F ^a   Davies, Megan ^b   Haysom, Susan ^b  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; FECUNDITY; GAMEBIRD; HABITAT TYPE; LEK; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE; SAMPLING; SEX RATIO; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WOODLAND;

BADENOCH; HIGHLAND; SCOTLAND; STRATHSPEY; UNITED KINGDOM;

TETRAO UROGALLUS;

EID: 84861502335     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2011.652937     Document Type: Article

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