Long-term vegetation changes in a Snow Goose nesting habitat

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 965-969

  Ganter, Barbara ^a,d   Cooke, Fred ^b   Mineau, Pierre ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANSER; ANSER CAERULESCENS; ANSER SP.; CHEN; ELYMUS; LEPUS; LEYMUS ARENARIUS; POACEAE; SALIX; ANSER CAERULESCENS CAERULESCENS; ELYMUS ARENARIUS; SALICACEAE; SALIX BRACHYCARPA;

CLUTCH SIZE; LESSER SNOW GOOSE;

CANADA, MANITOBA, LA PEROUSE BAY;

EID: 0030456664     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z96-109     Document Type: Article

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