Changes in shorebird and eider abundance in the Rasmussen Lowlands, NWT

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 316-325

  Gratto Trevor, Cheri L ^a   Johnston, Victoria H ^a   Pepper, Stephen T ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CENSUS; SHOREBIRD; WATERFOWL;

CANADA;

CALIDRIS ALPINA; CALIDRIS BAIRDII; CALIDRIS FUSCICOLLIS; CALIDRIS MELANOTOS; CALIDRIS PUSILLA; PHALAROPUS FULICARIA; PLUVIALIS DOMINICA; PLUVIALIS SQUATAROLA; SOMATERIA SPECTABILIS;

EID: 0031679847     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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