Approaches to the management of waterfowl under uncertainty

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 714-720

  Williams, Byron K ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^b N Amer Wetlands Conserv Council   (United States)

^c National Biological Service   (United States)

^d Oklahoma University   (United States)

^e Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Uncertainty; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER;

EID: 0030784477     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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