Research into action: Grey partridge conservation as a case study

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-5

  Sotherton, Nicolas W ^a   Aebischer, Nicholas J ^a   Ewald, Julie A ^a  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Applied research; Conservation; Farmland birds; Grey partridge

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; APPLIED SCIENCE; GAMEBIRD; HABITAT CONSERVATION; RESEARCH WORK;

AVES;

EID: 84892530256     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12162     Document Type: Article

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