Duck nesting success in a fragmented prairie landscape: Is edge effect important?

Biological Conservation

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 55-62

  Pasitschniak Arts, Maria ^a   Clark, Robert G ^a,b   Messier, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ducks; Edge effect; Habitat fragmentation; Nest predation; Prairies

Indexed keywords

EDGE EFFECT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; NEST PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WILDFOWL;

CANADA;

ANAS; ANAS DISCORS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS SP.; ANAS STREPERA; ANSERIFORMES; ARIAS; ARIAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; AVES; MAMMALIA; PLATYRHYNCHOS; STREPERA;

EID: 0032128148     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(97)00143-2     Document Type: Article

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