Carcass Provisioning to Support Scavengers: Evaluating a Controversial Nature Conservation Practice

Ambio

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 810-819

  Fielding, Debbie ^a   Newey, Scott ^a,c   van der Wal, René ^b   Irvine, R Justin ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Biodiversity; Conflict; Economics; Nutrients; Public perception

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARRION; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; NATURE CONSERVATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; POPULATION DECLINE; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SCAVENGER;

EUROPE;

COLEOPTERA;

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPE; EVALUATION STUDY; FOOD CHAIN; MAMMAL; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; EUROPE; FOOD CHAIN; MAMMALS;

EID: 84908242815     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: 16547209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-013-0469-4     Document Type: Review

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