Population responses of Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus scotica to expansion of heather Calluna vulgaris cover on a Scottish grouse moor

Population responses of Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus scotica to expansion of heather Calluna vulgaris cover on a Scottish grouse moor

Loss of heather Calluna vulgaris-dominated moorland in Britain has been associated with long-term declines in Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus scotica, a gamebird of economic importance. We tested whether restoring heather habitat on a grouse moor in southwest Scotland, where heather was previously in dec...

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Main Authors: Sonja C. Ludwig, Nicholas J. Aebischer, Damian Bubb, Michael Richardson, Staffan Roos, Jeremy D. Wilson, David Baines
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2018-12-01
Series:Avian Conservation and Ecology
Subjects:
demographic rates
grazing management
grouse-moor management
habitat restoration
Online Access:http://www.ace-eco.org/vol13/iss2/art14/

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