The Influence of Predators on Breeding Woodpigeons in London Parks
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- 1 March 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Bird Study
- Vol. 25 (1) , 2-10
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657809476568
Abstract
This London study emphasises the importance of predator pressure in controlling Woodpigeon numbers. In Britain Wood pigeons achieve higher densities in rural areas than in urban parks, though the reverse can apply in central Europe; and in both situations their numbers tend to be inversely related to the numbers of Carrion/Hooded Crows. which species emerges as one of the more serious predators.Keywords
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