The importance of protected areas as nocturnal feeding grounds for dabbling ducks wintering in western France

Biological Conservation

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 183-198

  Guillemain, Matthieu ^a,b   Fritz, Hervé ^a   Duncan, Patrick ^a  

^a CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

^b Winfrith Technology Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dabbling ducks; Habitat use; Management; Nature reserves; Winter

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT USE; PROTECTED AREA; WATERFOWL;

FRANCE;

ANAS; ANAS ACUTA; ANAS CLYPEATA; ANAS CRECCA; ANAS PENELOPE; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS SP.; ANAS STREPERA; AVES; PENELOPE; STREPERA;

EID: 0036147369     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(01)00120-3     Document Type: Article

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