Waterbird assemblages in the Aspen Parkland of western Canada: The influence of fishes, invertebrates, and the environment on species composition

Ornithological Science

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 53-65

  Mcparland, Caroline E ^a   Paszkowski, Cynthia A ^b  

^a CH2M HILL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abiotic factors; Biotic factors; Community analysis; Macroinvertebrates; Shorebirds; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

EID: 76149146601     PISSN: 13470558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2326/1347-0558(2007)6[53:WAITAP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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