Agricultural seed biomass for migrating and wintering waterfowl in the southeastern United States

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 489-495

  Foster, Melissa A ^a   Gray, Matthew J ^a   Kaminski, Richard M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Carrying capacity; Cropland; Duck use day; Energy; Foraging; Seed; Tennessee; Waste grain; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARRYING CAPACITY; ENERGY CROP; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HARVESTING; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEED; THRESHOLD; WATERFOWL; WETLAND;

TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

ANATIDAE; GLYCINE MAX; SORGHUM BICOLOR BICOLOR; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77950200702     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-588     Document Type: Article

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