Urban lakes and waterbirds: Effects of development on Avian behavior

Waterbirds

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 290-300

  Traut, Ashley H ^a   Hostetler, Mark E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Development; Disturbance; Diving birds; Ducks; Marsh birds; Urban lakes; Wading birds

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HABITAT USE; LAKE; URBANIZATION; WATERFOWL;

FLORIDA; UNITED STATES;

ANAS; ANAS SP.; ANATIDAE; ANSER; AVES; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 0345134609     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2003)026[0290:ulaweo]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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