Waterbirds and substrate quality of the Pichavaram wetlands, southern India

Ibis

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 710-721

  Nagarajan, R ^a   Thiyagesan, K ^a  

^a A V C COLLEGE AUTONOMOUS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BIRDS; HABITAT USE; MANGROVE; PH; WATER LEVEL; WETLAND; WETLANDS;

INDIA, TAMIL NADU, PICHAVARAM;

EID: 0030303884     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1996.tb04773.x     Document Type: Article

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