Nest-site selection by marsh harrier (circus aeruginosus) in the shore belt of helophytes on large lakes

Acta Zoologica Lituanica

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 47-53

  Stanevičius, Vitas ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Helophytes; Hydrodynamic processes; Marsh Harrier; Nest site selection; Patch; Shore belt; Terrestrial predators

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011183021     PISSN: 13921657     EISSN: 16486919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13921657.2004.10512591     Document Type: Article

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