Zostera exploitation by Brent Geese and Wigeon on the Exe Estuary, southern England

Bird Study

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 257-268

  Fox, A D ^a,b  

^a WILDFOWL AND WETLANDS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b D   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anas; Branta; Zostera

Indexed keywords

BRENT GOOSE; DIET OVERLAP; FEEDING BEHAVIOUR; FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; WIGEON;

UK, ENGLAND, DEVON, EXE ESTUARY;

ANAS PENELOPE; BRANTA BERNICLA; ZOSTERA; ZOSTERACEAE;

EID: 0030303080     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063659609461018     Document Type: Article

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