Fluctuation in population size and colony dynamics in the Purple Heron Ardea purpurea in Mediterranean France

Ardea

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 217-226

  Deerenberg, Charlotte ^a,b,c   Hafner, Heinz ^a  

^a STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE LA TOUR DU VALAT   (France)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ardea purpurea; Breeding population; Colony dynamics; Monitoring; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001448641     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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