The impact of vegetation, river, and urban features on waterbird ecology in Glasgow, Scotland

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 239-245

  Campbell, Michael O'Neal ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clyde; Glasgow; Kelvin; Urban; Waterbirds

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GRASS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT SELECTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEABIRD; SEASONALITY; SHORELINE CHANGE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WATER DEPTH; WATERFOWL;

CLYDE RIVER; EURASIA; EUROPE; GLASGOW [SCOTLAND]; KELVIN RIVER; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES; XANTHORRHOEA;

EID: 51549109128     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/07-0835.1     Document Type: Article

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