Review of factors affecting the distribution and abundance of waterfowl in shallow-water habitats of chesapeake bay

Estuaries

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 272-278

  Perry, Matthew C ^a   Deller, Amy S ^a  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIRDS; DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT DEGRADATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; POLLUTION EFFECTS; WATERFOWL;

USA, CHESAPEAKE BAY;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; AYTHYA VALISINERIA;

EID: 0029669655     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1352232     Document Type: Conference Paper

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