Patterns of distribution and abundance of Greater Snow Geese on Bylot Island, Nunavut, Canada 1983-1998

Wildfowl

Volumn 53, Issue , 2002, Pages 53-65

  Reed, A ^a   Hughes, R J ^a   Boyd, H ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brood distribution; Colony survey; Population change

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BREEDING SITE; BROOD REARING; BROOD SIZE; MONITORING; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION GROWTH; WATERFOWL;

CANADA;

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; ANSER SP.; CHEN; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038036538     PISSN: 09546324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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