Wetland use by white-winged scoters (Melanitta fusca) in the Mackenzie Delta Region

Wetlands

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 855-863

  Haszard, Shannon ^a,c   Clark, Robert G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphipods; Boreal forest; Habitat selection; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIPOD; BOREAL FOREST; BREEDING SITE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; POPULATION DECLINE; WATERFOWL;

CANADA; MACKENZIE DELTA; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

AMPHIPODA; ANATIDAE; MELANITTA; MELANITTA FUSCA;

EID: 55949136603     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2007)27[855:WUBWSM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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