Factor determining prochard nest predation along a wetland gradient

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 784-791

  Albrecht, Tomáš ^a,d   Hořák, David ^a   Kreisinger, Jakub ^a   Weidinger, Karel ^b   Klvaña, Petr ^a   Michot, Thomas C ^c  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Artificial nests; Aythya ferina; Common pochard; Czech Republic; Edge effect; Nest predators; Nest success; Observer effect; Waterfowl; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

NEST PREDATION; SURVIVAL; WATERFOWL; WETLAND;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE;

ANATIDAE; AYTHYA FERINA; CANIDAE; CIRCUS AERUGINOSUS; CORVIDA; MAMMALIA; MARTES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 33746371409     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[784:FDPNPA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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