Design and management of bird nesting habitat: Tactics for conserving colonial waterbird biodiversity on artificial islands in Hamilton Harbour, Ontario

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages 45-57

  Quinn, J S ^a   Morris, R D ^b   Blokpoel, H ^c   Weseloh, D V ^c   Ewins, P J ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIRD COLONY; MANAGEMENT; NESTING HABITAT; WATERBIRD;

CANADA, ONTARIO, HAMILTON HARBOUR;

ARDEIDAE; AVES; CLUPEA HARENGUS; GALLIFORMES; HIRUNDO; LARUS ARGENTATUS; LARUS DELAWARENSIS; NYCTICORAX NYCTICORAX; PHALACROCORACIDAE; PHALACROCORAX AURITUS; STERNA CASPIA; STERNA HIRUNDO;

EID: 0029910203     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-53-s1-45     Document Type: Article

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