Species density of waterbirds in offshore habitats in western Lake Erie

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 381-393

  Stapanian, Martin A ^a   Waite, Thomas A ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lake Erie; Offshore; Species diversity; Waterbirds

Indexed keywords

AVES; CLUPEA HARENGUS; LARUS ARGENTATUS; LARUS DELAWARENSIS; LARUS MARINUS; LARUS PHILADELPHIA; LAURENTIA; PHALACROCORACIDAE; PHALACROCORAX AURITUS;

EID: 0344441721     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-74.4.381     Document Type: Article

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