Waterbird abundance in eastern Australia, 1983-92

Wildlife Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 351-366

  Kingsford, R T ^a   Wong, P S ^b   Braithwaite, L W ^c   Maher, M T ^d  

^a NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

^b CSIRO Wildlife and Ecology ^*  (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d New S Wales Natl P   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; RAINFALL; WATERFOWL;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032984741     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR96062     Document Type: Article

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