Monitoring waterbird populations with aerial surveys - What have we learnt?

Wildlife Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-40

  Kingsford, R T ^a   Porter, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AERIAL SURVEY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT RESTORATION; HABITAT TYPE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WATER RESOURCE; WATERFOWL; WETLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANAS;

EID: 58849130677     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR08034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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