Deterring coastal birds from roosting on oyster culture gear in eastern New Brunswick, Canada

Aquacultural Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 87-94

  Comeau, L A ^a   St Onge, P ^a   Pernet, F ^b   Lanteigne, L ^c  

^a GULF FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Birds; Cormorant; Crassostrea virginica; Oyster; Phalacrocorax auritus; Roosting

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AQUACULTURE; SURVEYS; WIRE;

CORMORANT; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; OYSTER; PHALACROCORAX AURITUS; ROOSTING;

BIRDS;

ABUNDANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; MESH SIZE; ORNITHOLOGY; OYSTER CULTURE; POLYMER; ROOSTING; WADER;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; CLUPEIDAE; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; LARUS ARGENTATUS; OSTREIDAE; PHALACROCORAX AURITUS; STERNA HIRUNDO;

EID: 61349132857     PISSN: 01448609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaeng.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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