Use of a new standardized habitat survey for assessing the habitat preferences and distribution of upland river birds

Bird Study

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 327-337

  Buckton, Sebastian T ^a   Ormerod, Stephen J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actitis; Anas; Cinclus; Mergus; Motacilla

Indexed keywords

HABITAT PREFERENCE; HABITAT REQUIREMENT; METHODOLOGY; RIVER BIRD; STANDARDIZED SURVEY;

UK; WALES;

ACTIRIS HYPOLEUCOS; ACTITIS HYPOLEUCOS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; AVES; CINCLIDAE; CINCLUS CINCLUS; MERGUS MERGANSER; MOTACILLA CINEREA; PLATYRHYNCHOS; RIPARIA;

EID: 0030702903     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063659709461068     Document Type: Article

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