Marsh management, reserve creation, hunting periods and carrying capacity for wintering ducks and coots

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1879-1894

  Brochet, Anne Laure ^a,b   Gauthier Clerc, Michel ^a   Mathevet, Raphaël ^c   Béchet, Arnaud ^a   Mondain Monval, Jean Yves ^b   Tamisier, Alain ^c  

^a STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE LA TOUR DU VALAT   (France)

^b OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

^c CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Carrying capacity; Coot; Hunting disturbance; Protected area; Wetland; Wild ducks

Indexed keywords

CARRYING CAPACITY; DIURNAL VARIATION; FEEDING GROUND; HUNTING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MARSH; NATURE RESERVE; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PALEARCTIC REGION; POPULATION SIZE; WATERFOWL;

BOUCHES DU RHONE; CAMARGUE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR; RHONE DELTA; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANAS; AVES; RALLIDAE;

EID: 67649333129     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9562-6     Document Type: Article

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