Changes in annual survival estimates for black brant from the Western Canadian Arctic, 1962-2001

Waterbirds

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 220-230

  Hines, James E ^a   Brook, Rodney W ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brant; Harvest; Pacific flyway; Survival estimates; Western Canadian Arctic

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; ESTIMATION METHOD; POPULATION DECLINE; SURVIVAL; WATERFOWL;

BANKS ISLAND; CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

BRANTA BERNICLA NIGRICANS;

EID: 58049091747     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2008)31[220:CIASEF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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