Mute swans' impact on submerged aquatic vegetation in Chesapeake Bay

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1431-1439

  Tatu, Ketan S ^a   Anderson, James T ^a   Hindman, Larryj ^b   Seidel, George ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Chesapeake Bay; Cygnus olor; Exclosure study; Exotic; Invasions; Mute swan; Ruppia maritima; Submerged aquatic vegetation; Widgeon grass

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; GRASS; HERBIVORY; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; WATERFOWL;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CYGNUS OLOR; RUPPIA MARITIMA;

EID: 42149160673     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-130     Document Type: Article

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