Use of restored small wetlands by breeding waterfowl in Prince Edward Island, Canada

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-12

  Stevens, C E ^a   Gabor, T S ^b   Diamond, A W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Institute for Wetland and Waterfowl Research   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anas crecca; Anas rubripes; Eastern Habitat Joint Venture; Habitat use; North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP); Reproductive index; Restoration; Small wetlands; Waterfowl; Wetland dredging

Indexed keywords

DREDGING; HABITAT USE; REPRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WATERFOWL; WETLAND;

CANADA;

ANAS CRECCA; ANAS RUBRIPES; ANAS SP.; ANAS STREPERA; ANATIDAE; AYTHYA COLLARIS; TYPHA;

EID: 0037368977     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-100X.2003.00107.x     Document Type: Article

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