Populations of the Great Egret and Purple Heron in relation to ecological factors in the reed belt of the Neusiedler See

Waterbirds

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 328-334

  Grull A ^a   Ranner, A ^b  

^a Biologische Station Neusiedler See   (Austria)

^b BirdLife sterreich   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ardea purpurea; Casmerodius albus; Colony occupation; Colony size; Great Egret; Nest site selection; Population fluctuation; Population limitation; Purple Heron; Reed belt; Water level

Indexed keywords

COLONY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REEDBED; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WADER;

AUSTRIA;

ARDEA PURPUREA; CASMERODIUS ALBUS;

EID: 0032287242     PISSN: 07386028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1521645     Document Type: Article

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