Are rice fields a suitable foraging habitat for purple herons during the breeding season?

Waterbirds

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 450-452

  Campos, F ^a   Lekuona, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ardea purpurea; Breeding season; Foraging habitat; Purple Heron; Rice fields; Rivers; Spain

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT SELECTION; PADDY FIELD; WADER;

SPAIN;

ARDEA PURPUREA; ARDEIDAE; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 0035657652     PISSN: 07386028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1522081     Document Type: Article

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2. Temporal variations in the feeding habits of the Purple Heron Ardea purpurea during the breeding season
3. Fish profitability for breeding Purple Herons
4. Purple Heron diet in Northern Spain
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