Carrying capacity and diel use of managed playa wetlands by nonbreeding waterbirds

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 281-291

  Anderson, James T ^a,b   Smith, Loren M ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anas acuta; Anas crecca; Anas platyrhynchos; Biodiversity; Green winged teal; Invertebrates; Mallard; Moist soil management; Nocturnal; Northern pintail; Playas; Texas

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; CARRYING CAPACITY; HABITAT USE; WATERFOWL; WETLAND;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032849624     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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