Density and habitat requirements of red-legged partridge on Elba Island (Tuscan Archipelago, Italy)

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 402-411

  Chiatante, G ^a,d   Meriggi, A ^a,d   Giustini, D ^b   Baldaccini, N E ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Ambito Territoriale di Caccia LI 10 ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d Geriatric Department   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alectoris rufa; habitat suitability; Mediterranean habitats; point transect counts; Resource Selection Functions

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; GAMEBIRD; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT USE; HUNTING; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; RESOURCE SELECTION;

ELBA; ITALY; LIVORNO [TUSCANY]; TUSCAN ARCHIPELAGO; TUSCANY;

EID: 84883388103     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250003.2013.806601     Document Type: Article

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