A simple wetland habitat classification for boreal forest waterfowl

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 746-757

  Rempel, Robert S ^a   Abraham, Kenneth F ^b   Gadawski, Ted R ^c   Gabor, Shane ^c   Ross, R Kenyon ^d  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^c DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA   (Canada)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerial photography; Beaver ponds; Boreal; Canonical correspondence analysis; Claybelt; GIS; Habitat ecology; Habitat selection; Mapping; Marshes; Ontario; Waterfowl; Wetland classification

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; CASTOR FIBER;

EID: 0030755169     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802181     Document Type: Article

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