Wetland nesting sites of wattled and grey crowned cranes on the Steenkampsberg Plateau, South Africa

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 110-120

  Morrisor, K L ^a,b   Bothma, J D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Highlands Crane Group   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Grey crowned crane; Nesting; Steenkampsberg Plateau; Wattled crane; Wetland

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT USE; NATURE CONSERVATION; NEST SITE; WADER; WETLAND;

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE; SOUTH AFRICA; STEENKAMPSBERG PLATEAU;

AVES; BALEARICA; BALEARICA PAVONINA REGULORUM; BALEARICA REGULORUM; BUGERANUS; BUGERANUS CARUNCULATUS; GRUIDAE; GRUS CARUNCULATUS; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 0032322440     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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