Assessing the effect of developed habitat on waterbird behaviour in an urban riparian system in Ottawa, Canada

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 139-151

  Donaldson, Michael R ^a   Henein, Kringen M ^a   Runtz, Michael W ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Habitat development; Urban ecosystems; Urbanization; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

LOPHODYTES;

EID: 34247222565     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-006-0015-2     Document Type: Article

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