Effects of foraging waterfowl in winter flooded rice fields on weed stress and residue decomposition

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 289-296

  Van Groenigen, J W ^a,b   Burns, E G ^a   Eadie, J M ^a   Horwath, W R ^a   Van Kessel, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conservation; Rice sustainability; Waterfowl foraging; Waterfowl habitat; Weed management

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PLANT RESIDUE; RICE; WATERFOWL; WEED CONTROL;

UNITED STATES;

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER;

EID: 0037377084     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(02)00097-X     Document Type: Article

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