Impacts of disturbance from construction work on the densities and feeding behavior of waterbirds using the intertidal mudflats of Cardiff Bay, UK

Environmental Management

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 865-871

  Burton, Niall H K ^a   Rehfisch, Mark M ^a   Clark, Nigel A ^a  

^a THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction work; Disturbance; Estuary; Feeding activity; Shorebirds; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BRIDGES; CONSTRUCTION;

BARRAGES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

CONSTRUCTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MUDFLAT; POPULATION DENSITY; WATERFOWL;

ARTICLE; BIRD; COASTAL WATERS; CONSTRUCTION WORK; DENSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HIGHWAY; INTERTIDAL ZONE; NONHUMAN; SPECIES EXTINCTION; UNITED KINGDOM; ANIMAL; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; ENGINEERING; FEMALE; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WATER SUPPLY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ADENOSTOMA SPARSIFOLIUM; ANAS; ANAS CRECCA; ANATIDAE; ANIMALIA; AVES; CALIDRIS; CALIDRIS ALPINA; HAEMATOPUS; HAEMATOPUS OSTRALEGUS; NUMENIUS; NUMENIUS ARQUATA; TRINGA; TRINGA TOTANUS;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; ENGINEERING; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WALES; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0036886394     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-002-2733-4     Document Type: Article

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