Conservation priority species: Spotted Crakes breeding in Britain and Ireland: A history and evaluation of current status

British Birds

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 197-220

  Stroud, David ^a   Francis, Ian ^b   Stroud, Rachel ^b  

^a JOINT NATURE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE   (United Kingdom)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; POPULATION DECLINE; POULTRY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVEY;

IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES; PORZANA PORZANA;

EID: 84873670064     PISSN: 00070335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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