Bird use of restoration and reference marshes within the Barn Island Wildlife Management Area, Stonington, Connecticut, USA

Environmental Management

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 625-633

  Hunter Brawley, A ^a   Scott Warren, R ^a   Askins, Robert A ^a  

^a The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuarine; Restoration; Tidal marsh; Wetland birds

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS RESTORATION;

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ESTUARIES; MARINE BIOLOGY;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

AVIFAUNA; HABITAT RESTORATION; HABITAT USE; TODAL MARSH;

ARTICLE; BIRD; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION;

USA, CONNECTICUT, STONINGTON, BARN ISLAND;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PISCES;

EID: 2642683204     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002679900134     Document Type: Article

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