Nest site selection by Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis in the Ruoergai Wetland, China

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 277-286

  Wu, Heqi ^a   Zha, Ke ^b   Zhang, Ming ^b   Yang, Xiaojun ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b Ruoergai Forestry Bureau   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING SITE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; MICROHABITAT; NEST SITE; NESTING; SITE SELECTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WATER DEPTH; WETLAND;

CHINA; RUOERGAI PLATEAU;

AVES; GRUIDAE; GRUS NIGRICOLLIS;

EID: 74149085449     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: 14740001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270909008168     Document Type: Article

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