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Habitat changes in British upland landscapes
and their implications for bird populations

by Rob Fuller

References and Acknowledgements

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Acknowledgements

The writing of this web page was funded under a partnership between the BTO and the
Joint Nature Conservation Committee (on behalf of Natural England,
Countryside Council for Wales, Scottish Natural Heritage and the
Environmental and Heritage Service in Northern Ireland).

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