Waterbird surveys of the Middle Fly river floodplain, Papua New Guinea

Wildlife Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 557-569

  Halse, S A ^a   Pearson, G B ^a   Jaensch, R P ^b   Kulmof, P ^c   Gregory, P ^d   Kay, W R ^a   Storey, A W ^e  

^a Wildlife Research Centre   (Australia)

^b Wetlands International   (Australia)

^c Dept of Environ and Conservation ^*  (Papua New Guinea)

^d Tabubil International School   (Papua New Guinea)

^e Ok Tedi Mining Limited   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAS SP.; ANSER SP.; ANSERANAS SEMIPALMATA; DENDROCYGNA; IREDIPARRA GALLINACEA; DENDROCYGNA GUTTATA;

FLOODPLAIN; MAGPIE GOOSE;

AUSTRALIA, TORRES STRAIT; PAPUA NEW GUINEA, MIDDLE FLY RIVER;

EID: 0029662719     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR9960557     Document Type: Article

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