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Titre :
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Breeding performance and shooting bags of Red Grouse in relation to public access in the Peak District National Park, England
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Auteurs :
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N. Picozzi
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Publisher :
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Biological Conservation, 3(3)
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Type de document :
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Article
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Année de publication :
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April 1, 1971
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Format :
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211-215
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Résumé :
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A three-years' study was begun in 1967 to investigate complaints from moor owners in the Peak District National Park that recent agreements, which allow people to walk over moorland areas away from public rights-of-way, had resulted in a decline in the numbers of Red Grouse shot each year. Broods of Red Grouse were counted on study areas on three moors where people had unrestricted access and on three moors where access was limited to rights-of-way. Past bags of the Grouse shot on 15 moors were also examined. Grouse bred no worse on study areas on moors where people had unrestricted access, and Grouse bags showed no evidence of a decline associated with public access agreements. Counts on two busy Sundays in July and August showed that only 5 per cent of visitors strayed from the main paths, despite access agreements. Heather management for Red Grouse was poor on three of the study areas.
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En ligne :
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0006320771901686
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