Declining scaup populations: Issues, hypotheses, and research needs

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 254-263

  Austin, Jane E ^a   Afton, Alan D ^b   Anderson, Michael G ^c   Clark, Robert G ^d   Custer, Christine M ^e   Lawrence, Jeffrey S ^f   Pollard, J Bruce ^c   Ringelman, James K ^g  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA   (Canada)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^e UPPER MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^f MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^g Ducks Unlimited Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Aythya affinis; Aythya marila; Management; Population; Research needs; Trends

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; POPULATION DECLINE; WATERFOWL;

NORTH AMERICA;

AYTHYA AFFINIS; AYTHYA MARILA;

EID: 0034057483     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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