Numbers of wintering waterbirds in Great Britain and the Isle of Man (1994/1995-1998/1999): II. Coastal waders (Charadrii)

Biological Conservation

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 329-341

  Rehfisch, M M ^a   Austin, G E ^a   Armitage, M J S ^a   Atkinson, P W ^a   Holloway, S J ^a   Musgrove, A J ^a   Pollitt, M S ^b  

^a THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

^b WILDFOWL AND WETLANDS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

1 Thresholds; Long term trends; Methodology; Population estimates; Waders

Indexed keywords

METHODOLOGY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; WADER; WATERFOWL; WINTER;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; AVES; CHARADRII; HAEMATOPUS OSTRALEGUS; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 0038612812     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00330-0     Document Type: Article

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