American black duck and mallard breeding distribution and habitat relationships along a forest-agriculture gradient in southern Québec

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 450-459

  Maisonneuve, Charles ^a   Bélanger, Luc ^b   Bordage, Daniel ^b   Jobin, Benoît ^b   Grenier, Marcelle ^b   Beaulieu, Jason ^c   Gabor, Shane ^c   Filion, Bernard ^c  

^a MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerial survey; Agricultural landscape; American black duck; Anas platyrhynchos; Anas rubripes; Breeding; Habitat model; Mallard; Southern Qu Bec

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BREEDING; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DECIDUOUS FOREST; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; SATELLITE;

ABITIBI; CANADA; LAC SAINT-JEAN; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY; TEMISCAMINGUE;

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS RUBRIPES; ANATIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33646671526     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[450:ABDAMB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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