Experimental harvest reveals the importance of territoriality in limiting the breeding population of Svalbard rock ptarmigan

• Published in: European Journal of Wildlife Research
• Main Authors: Pedersen, Åshild Ø., Soininen, E. M., Unander, S., Willebrand, Maria Hörnell, Fuglei, E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Lagopus muta hyperborea; management; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480; Arctic; Steen; Svalbard; Lagopus muta; rock ptarmigan; Svalbard Rock Ptarmigan
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/134590; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-013-0766-z

This is the postprint version of the article. The published article is available at www.springerlink.com The Svalbard rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta hyperborea) is an endemic sub-species of rock ptarmigan inhabiting the high-Arctic archipelagos of Svalbard and Franz Josefs Land. This ptarmigan species...