Hunting habitat selection by hen harriers on moorland: Implications for conservation management

We examine habitat use by hunting hen harriers Circus cyaneus at three study sites in Scotland to evaluate whether foraging patterns differ between sexes, sites, and stages of the breeding period. We modelled time spent hunting in focal plots as a function of habitat and nest proximity. Male hunting...

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Published in:	Biological conservation Vol. 142; no. 3; pp. 586 - 596
Main Authors:	Arroyo, Beatriz, Amar, Arjun, Leckie, Fiona, Buchanan, Graeme M., Wilson, Jeremy D., Redpath, Stephen
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01-03-2009 Kidlington, Oxford: Elsevier Science Ltd Elsevier
Subjects:	Accipitridae Animal, plant and microbial ecology Applied ecology Biological and medical sciences birds of prey breeding season Circus cyaneus Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife Exploitation and management of natural biological resources (hunting, fishing and exploited populations survey, etc.) females Foraging ecology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology grasslands grouse Habitat management human-wildlife relations males Modelling nesting sites Parks, reserves, wildlife conservation. Endangered species: population survey and restocking population density predation Protected areas simulation models sport hunting vegetation cover wildlife damage management wildlife habitats wildlife management Scotland British Isles, Scotland Protected areas Modelling Habitat management Foraging ecology Hunting Ecology Habitat selection Protected area Circus cyaneus Environmental management Modeling Foraging behavior Raptor Vertebrata Habitat Aves Environmental protection
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