Waterbird response to wetlands restored through the conservation reserve enhancement program

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 654-664

  O'Neal, Benjamin J ^a   Heske, Edward J ^b   Stafford, Joshua D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program; Farm Bill; Illinois; Restoration; Waterbirds; Waterfowl; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BREEDING SITE; CONSERVATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; MIGRATORY SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERFOWL; WETLAND;

ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANATIDAE; AVES;

EID: 42149092597     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-165     Document Type: Article

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