Effect of underwater seismic surveys on molting male Long-tailed Ducks in the Beaufort Sea, Alaska

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1862-1875

  Lacroix, Deborah L ^a,c   Lanctot, Richard B ^a,d   Reed, John A ^a   McDonald, Trent L ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Western Ecosystem Technology Inc   (United States)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEMS; ECOLOGY; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

AERIAL SURVEYS; SEISMIC TESTING;

BIODIVERSITY;

ABUNDANCE; DIVING BEHAVIOR; MOLT; SEISMIC SURVEY; WATERFOWL;

ALASKA; ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANAS; ANAS SP.; ANATIDAE; ANSER; AVES; CLANGULA HYEMALIS;

EID: 1342290168     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z03-185     Document Type: Review

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