Alleviating grazing damage by white-fronted geese: An optimal foraging approach

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 675-688

  Amano, Tatsuya ^a   Ushiyama, Katsumi ^a   Fujita, Go ^a   Higuchi, Hiroyoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anser albifrons; Energy maximizing strategy; Linear programming model; Nitrogen requirement; Optimal foraging

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING; NITROGEN; PEST CONTROL; WATERFOWL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HOKKAIDO; JAPAN; LAKE MIYAJIMANUMA;

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANIMALIA; ANSER; ANSER ALBIFRONS; ANSER SP.; AVES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 3843053436     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8901.2004.00923.x     Document Type: Article

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