Amphipods, land-use impacts, and lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) distribution in Saskatchewan wetlands

Wetlands

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 627-638

  Lindeman, Dorothy H ^a   Clark, Robert G ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphipods; Aythya affinis; Gammarus lacustris; Hyalella azteca; Land use impacts; Lesser scaup; Prairie potholes; Saskatchewan; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FOOD SUPPLY; HABITAT LOSS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

AMPHIPODA; AVES; AYTHYA AFFINIS; AZTECA; CRUSTACEA; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS LACUSTRIS; HYALELLA AZTECA;

EID: 0033377337     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03161700     Document Type: Article

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