Ecological factors influencing the breeding distribution and success of a nomadic, specialist predator

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1835-1852

  Terraube, J ^a,b,f   Arroyo, B E ^b   Bragin, A ^c   Bragin, E ^d   Mougeot, F ^e  

^a Natural Research Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^c MOSCOW STATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^d Naurzum National Nature Reserve   (Kazakhstan)

^e DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^f CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Breeding parameters; Circus macrourus; Conservation; Global changes; Habitat composition; Kazakhstan; Nomadic predator; Prey abundance

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; CLUTCH SIZE; FLEDGING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GLOBAL CHANGE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; NOMADIC PEOPLE; PREY AVAILABILITY; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPECIALIST; SPECIALIZATION;

KAZAKHSTAN;

CIRCUS; CIRCUS MACROURUS; MURIDAE; RAPTORES;

EID: 84861746179     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-012-0282-6     Document Type: Article

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