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Spatial and temporal variation in breeding performance in the increasing White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla population to the east of the Baltic Sea

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Pages 462-476 | Received 24 Sep 2021, Accepted 24 Mar 2022, Published online: 31 Oct 2022

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