A voluntary program to curtail boat disturbance to waterfowl during migration

Waterbirds

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 77-87

  Kenow, Kevin P ^a   Korschgen, Carl E ^a   Nissen, James M ^b   Elfessi, Abdulaziz ^c   Steinbach, Richard ^d  

^a UPPER MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

^d Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

Author keywords

Boating; Diving ducks; Human disturbance; Migration; Staging area; Upper Mississippi River; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

BOATING; COMPLIANCE; DISTURBANCE; MIGRATION; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT; VOLUNTARY APPROACH; WATERFOWL; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

LAKE ONALASKA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

ANAS; ANAS SP.; ANATIDAE; ANSER; AYTHYA;

EID: 0038702086     PISSN: 07386028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2003)026[0077:avptcb]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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