Nest loss and chick mortality in capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) and hazel grouse (Banasa bonasia) in West Carpathians

• Main Author: Saniga Miroslav
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Subjects: capercaillie; hazel grouse; predation pressure; West Carpathians; Hen; Ursus arctos
• Online Access: https://kramerius.lib.cas.cz/view/uuid:46d45450-5848-c275-a3ff-c388a33b1397

From 1983–2001, nest and chick losses in capercaillie and hazel grouse were studied in the mountains of Central Slovakia (Veľká Fatra Mts, Malá Fatra Mts, Kremnické vrchy Mts, Starohorské vrchy Mts, and Nízke Tatry Mts, 18°50’–19°10’E; 48°47’–49°19’N). Out of 75 capercaillie clutches 49 (65%) were d...