Human disturbance of grouse - Why and when?

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 390-403

  Storch, Ilse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

ecology of fear; predation risk; predator avoidance; recreation; Tetraonidae; tourism; wildlife management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892646700     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/13-006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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