Reproductive success of wading birds using Phragmites marsh and upland nesting habitats

Estuaries

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 596-601

  Parsons, Katharine C ^a  

^a Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT RESTORATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SALTMARSH; WADER; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

DELAWARE BAY; UNITED STATES;

ARDEA; ARDEA ALBA; ARDEA HERODIAS; ARDEIDAE; AVES; BOS TAURUS; BUBULCUS IBIS; CICONIIFORMES; EGRETTA; EGRETTA CAERULEA; EGRETTA THULA; IBIS; NYCTICORAX; NYCTICORAX NYCTICORAX; PHRAGMITES; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; PISUM SATIVUM; PLEGADIS; PLEGADIS FALCINELLUS; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 0038784655     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02823734     Document Type: Conference Paper

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