Breeding waterbird wetland habitat availability and response to water-level management in Saint John River floodplain wetlands, New Brunswick

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 567, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 169-181

  Connor, Kevin J ^a   Gabor, Shane ^b  

^a Fish and Wildlife Branch ^*  (Canada)

^b DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brood rearing habitat; Floodplain; Waterbird; Waterfowl; Wetland

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; OCEAN HABITATS; RIVERS; WATER LEVELS; WETLANDS;

BROOD-REARING HABITAT; FLOODPLAIN; WATERBIRD; WATERFOWL;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; BROOD REARING; CALLING BEHAVIOR; FLOODPLAIN; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS; WATER LEVEL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WETLAND;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA; SAINT JOHN RIVER;

ANATIDAE; AVES;

EID: 33746228638     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0051-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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