The abundance of breeding Knot Calidris canutus islandica

Bird Study

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 290-299

  Whitfield, D P ^a   Brade, J J ^b   Burton, R W ^c   Hankinson, K W ^d   Young, S ^c  

^a SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Cypress House   (United Kingdom)

^c Leys Cottage ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d Leys Cottage   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calidris

Indexed keywords

CALIDRIS CANUTUS; CALIDRIS CANUTUS ISLANDICA;

BREEDING POPULATION; KNOT; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE;

CANADA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, ELLESMERE ISLAND;

EID: 0030303059     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063659609461021     Document Type: Article

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