The habitat of nesting whooping cranes

Biological Conservation

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 189-197

  Timoney, Kevin ^a  

^a Treeline Ecological Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

Grus americana; Nesting habitat; Spatial analysis; Wetlands; Whooping cranes

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIRD; HABITAT USE;

CANADA;

CAREX AQUATILIS; GRUS AMERICANA; SCIRPUS VALIDUS; TYPHA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 0033169074     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00121-9     Document Type: Article

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