Habitat predicts losses of red grouse to individual hen harriers

• Published in: Journal of Applied Ecology
• Main Authors: Amar, Arjun, Arroyo, Beatriz, Redpath, Stephen, Thirgood, Simon
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2004
• Subjects: Circus cyaneus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0021-8901.2004.00890.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.0021-8901.2004.00890.x; https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.0021-8901.2004.00890.x

Summary Hen harriers Circus cyaneus prey on red grouse Lagopus l. scoticus and high breeding densities of harriers can limit the number of grouse available for shooting in the autumn. Ultimately, grouse hunting contributes to the maintenance of heather moorland, an ecologically important habitat for...