Dam and geomorphological influences on Colorado River waterbird distribution, Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

Regulated Rivers: Research and Management

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-169

  Stevens, Lawrence E ^a   Buck, Kimberly A ^a   Brown, Bryan T ^b   Kline, Natasha C ^c  

^a U States Bur Reclam Glen C   (United States)

^b SWCA ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assemblages; Channel geomorphology; Colorado River; Feeding guilds; Flow regulation; Glen Canyon Dam; Grand Canyon; Habitat; Large rivers; Waterbirds; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; ANSERIFORMES; AVES; CICONIIFORMES; HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS; RAPTORES; SCOLOPACIDAE; TRIXIS;

BALD EAGLE; MALLARD; WATERFOWL;

USA, ARIZONA, GRAND CANYON;

EID: 0031457160     PISSN: 08869375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1646(199703)13:2<151::AID-RRR447>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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