A structural equation model for physiochemical variables of water, benthic invertebrates, and feeding activity of waterbirds in the Sitsao wetlands of southern Taiwan

Zoological Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 441-451

  Liang, Shih Hsiung ^a   Shieh, Bao Sen ^b   Fu, Yaw Syan ^b  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Benthic invertebrates; Feeding activity; Structural equation model; Water depth; Waterbirds

Indexed keywords

INVERTEBRATA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 10844296754     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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