Foraging, nesting, and roosting habitats of the avian fauna of the Agmon wetland, northern Israel

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 169-187

  Ashkenazi, S ^a   Dimentman, Ch ^b  

^a Ecology and Nature Conservation   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Breeding colony; Cattail stands; Diet composition; Hula Valley; Management; Peatland; Re creation project; Restoration

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT RESTORATION; NESTING BEHAVIOR; ROOSTING; WETLAND;

ISRAEL; LAKE AGMON;

ALCEDINIDAE; ANAS; ANAS SP.; ARDEIDAE; AVES; GALLIFORMES; PHRAGMITES; RAPTORES; SCOLOPACIDAE; TYPHA;

EID: 0032321724     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1008488607329     Document Type: Article

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