Landscape effects on waterbird densities in California rice fields: Taxonomic differences, scale-dependence, and conservation implications

Waterbirds

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 62-69

  Elphick, Chris S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscape; Ducks; Geese; Rice; Shorebirds; Wading birds; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; HABITAT TYPE; HABITAT USE; LANDSCAPE; PADDY FIELD; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAXONOMY; WADER; WATERFOWL;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SACRAMENTO VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; AVES;

EID: 58149131703     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2008)31[62:LEOWDI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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