The history of eagles in Britain and Ireland: An ecological review of placename and documentary evidence from the last 1500 years

Bird Study

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 335-349

  Evans, Richard J ^a   O'toole, Lorcán ^b   Whitfield, D Philip ^c  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b Golden Eagle Trust Ltd   (Ireland)

^c Natural Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DOCUMENTARY SOURCE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE; RANGE EXPANSION; RAPTOR;

IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84865269675     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2012.683388     Document Type: Review

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