Impact of Common Kingfisher on a salmon population during the nestling period in southern England

Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems

Volumn , Issue 410, 2013, Pages

  Vilches, A ^a,b   Arizaga, J ^b   Miranda, R ^a   Ibbotson, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b Aranzadi Sciences Society   (Spain)

^c GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Bird conservation; Fish management; Fish eating predator; River Frome

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884162589     PISSN: 19619502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/kmae/2013058     Document Type: Article

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