Effects of human disturbance on success of artificial duck nests

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1142-1146

  Olson, Rob ^a,c   Rohwer, Frank C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Delta Waterfowl Wetlands Res Stn   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial nests; Disturbance effects; Duck nest predation; Observer effects; Predation; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DISTURBANCE; NESTING SUCCESS; WATERFOWL;

CANADA; MANITOBA; PRAIRIE POTHOLE;

ANAS; ANAS SP.; ANATIDAE; ANSER;

EID: 0031850231     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802569     Document Type: Article

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