Breeding birds in scrub in the Scottish Highlands: variation in community composition between scrub type and successional stage

Author(s): Gillings, S., Fuller, R.J. & Balmer, D.E.

Published: January 2000

Journal: Scottish Forestry Volume: 54

Staff Author(s)

Simon Gillings

Principal Data Scientist

Rob Fuller

Honorary Research Fellow

Dawn Balmer

Head of Surveys

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