Peatlands: A new habitat for the Upland Sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda in Eastern Canada

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 326-330

  Calmé, Sophie ^a   Haddad, Stéphanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bartramia longicauda; grassland; open habitat; peatland; Quebec; Upland Sandpaper

Indexed keywords

BARTRAMIA LONGICAUDA;

HABITAT SUITABILITY; OPEN HABITAT; PEATLAND; UPLAND SANDPIPER;

CANADA, QUEBEC;

EID: 0029660835     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5962/p.357461     Document Type: Article

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