Predation on artificial duck nests in a fragmented prairie landscape

Ecoscience

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 436-441

  Pasitschniak Arts, Maria ^a   Messier, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial nests; Ducks; Edge effect; Habitat fragmentation; Nest predation; Prairies

Indexed keywords

DUCK; LANDSCAPE FRAGMENTATION; NEST PREDATION; PRAIRIE;

MEPHITIS MEPHITIS;

EID: 0030316510     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.1996.11682361     Document Type: Article

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