The effects of flooding on piping plover Charadrius melodus reproductive success at Lake Diefenbaker, Saskatchewan, Canada

Biological Conservation

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 215-222

  Espie, Richard H M ^a   James, Paul C ^b   Brigham, R Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b Fish and Wildlife Branch   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endangered species; Flooding; Simulation model

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLOOD; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WADER;

CANADA;

CHARADRIIFORMES; CHARADRIUS MELODUS; CICONIIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; SCOLOPACIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031713068     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00001-9     Document Type: Article

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