Working with stakeholders to reduce conflict - modelling the impact of varying hen harrier Circus cyaneus densities on red grouse Lagopus lagopus populations

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1236-1245

  Elston, David A ^a   Spezia, Luigi ^a   Baines, Dave ^b   Redpath, Stephen M ^c  

^a BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conflict management; Estimated demographic rates; Modelled predation rates; Resumption of driven shooting; Simulated autumn grouse densities; Stakeholder engagement, hen harrier, red grouse; Stochastic population dynamics model

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MOORLAND; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE; POULTRY; STAKEHOLDER; STOCHASTICITY;

CIRCUS; CIRCUS CYANEUS; LAGOPUS LAGOPUS; LAGOPUS LAGOPUS SCOTICUS; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 84925233237     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12315     Document Type: Article

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