Is the Nature 2000 Network associated with small-game bag results?

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 553-559

  Paixão, Rui ^a   Godinho, Sérgio ^b   Santos, Pedro ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b Centro de Estudos da Avifauna Ibérica CEAI   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Alentejo (Portugal); Game bag; Game management restrictions; Nature 2000 network; Small game

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894907061     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-009-0274-3     Document Type: Article

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