The use of netting over fishponds as a hazard to waterbirds

Waterbirds

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 416-423

  Nemtzov, Simon C ^a   Olsvig Whittaker, Linda ^a  

^a Israel Nature and Parks Authority   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Bird net; MANCOVA; Netting; Vertebrate pest; Wildlife damage; Wildlife human conflict

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; MORTALITY; PEST CONTROL; POND; WATERFOWL; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; AVES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1342269787     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2003)026[0416:TUONOF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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