Effects of lake characteristics and human distrubance on the presence of piscivorous birds in northern Wisconsin, USA

Waterbirds

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 478-486

  Newbrey, Jennifer L ^a,c   Bozek, Michael A ^a   Niemuth, Neal D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

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

^c NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Habitat; Human disturbance; Lacustrine; Lake characteristics; Northern Wisconsin; Piscivorous birds; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIRD; HABITAT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; LAKE; PISCIVORE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

NORTH AMERICA; ONEIDA COUNTY [WISCONSIN]; UNITED STATES; VILAS COUNTY; WISCONSIN;

ARDEA; ARDEA HERODIAS; AVES; GAVIA IMMER; HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS; LARUS DELAWARENSIS; MERGUS MERGANSER; PANDION HALIAETUS;

EID: 33646373217     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2005)28[478:EOLCAH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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