Temporal changes of populations and trophic relationships of wintering diving ducks in Chesapeake Bay

Waterbirds

Volumn 30, Issue SPEC. ISS. 1, 2007, Pages 4-16

  Perry, Matthew C ^a   Wells Berlin, Alicia M ^a   Kidwell, David M ^a   Osenton, Peter C ^a  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bay ducks; Chesapeake Bay; Diving ducks; Food habits; SAV; Seaducks; Trophic relationships

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DIET; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEABIRD; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATERFOWL;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANAS; ANATIDAE; AVES; AYTHYA; AYTHYA AMERICANA; AYTHYA VALISINERIA; GEMMA GEMMA; ISCHADIUM RECURVUM; MACOMA BALTHICA; MULINIA LATERALIS; OSTREIDAE; OXYURA JAMAICENSIS; RANGIA CUNEATA;

EID: 42049097869     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2007)030[0004:TCOPAT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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