Effects of winter burning and structural marsh management on vegetation and winter bird abundance in the Gulf Coast Chenier Plain, USA

Wetlands

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 594-606

  Gabrey, Steven W ^a   Afton, Alan D ^a   Wilson, Barry C ^b,c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES   (United States)

^c NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird community; Burning; Coastal marshes; Gulf Coast Chenier Plain; Impoundment; Marsh management; Vegetation; Winter habitat

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

GULF COAST CHENIER PLAIN; LOUISIANA; ROCKEFELLER STATE WILDLIFE REFUGE; UNITED STATES;

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; AVES; EMBERIZINAE; ICTERIDAE; PASSERIDAE; PASSERIFORMES; TROGLODYTINAE;

EID: 0033402089     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03161697     Document Type: Article

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