Integrated management of waterbird habitats at impounded wetlands in Delaware Bay, U.S.A

Waterbirds

Volumn 25, Issue SPECIAL PUBL.2, 2002, Pages 25-41

  Parsons, Katharine C ^a  

^a Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Delaware Bay; Drawdown; Impoundments; Waterbirds; Wetland management

Indexed keywords

DRAWDOWN; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; IMPOUNDMENT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; WATERFOWL; WETLAND;

UNITED STATES;

ANAS; ANAS SP.; ANATIDAE; ANSER; AVES; RAPTORES;

EID: 0036941910     PISSN: 07386028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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