Unique island habitats may be threatened by double-crested cormorants

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 68-76

  Hebert, Craig E ^a   Duffe, Jason ^a   Weseloh, D V Chip ^b   Senese, E M Ted ^c   Haffner, G Douglas ^d  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cormorant populations; Double crested cormorant; Forest cover; Great Lakes; Habitat destruction; Lake Erie; Leaf area index; Phalacrocorax auritus

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; FOREST HEALTH; HABITAT LOSS; LEAF AREA INDEX; POPULATION GROWTH; SEABIRD;

CANADA; EAST SISTER ISLAND; GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; MIDDLE ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AVES; PHALACROCORACIDAE; PHALACROCORAX AURITUS;

EID: 18044375809     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2005)069<0068:UIHMBT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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