Distribution and abundance of brant (Branta bernicla) on the central Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska

Arctic

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 44-52

  Stickney, A A ^a   Ritchie, R J ^a  

^a ABR Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Alaska; Arctic; Brant; Branta bernicla; Brood rearing; Distribution; Nesting; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

BRANT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

USA, ALASKA, ARCTIC COASTAL PLAIN;

BRANTA BERNICLA;

EID: 0030499191     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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