How can habitat selection affect the use of a wetland complex by waterbirds?

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 4569-4582

  Paracuellos, Mariano ^a  

^a JUNTA DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conservation; Habitat patchiness; Habitat selection; Spain; Threatened species; Waterbird distribution; Wetland

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT SELECTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WATERFOWL; WETLAND;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AVES; OXYURA LEUCOCEPHALA;

EID: 33845772592     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-005-5820-z     Document Type: Article

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