Managing wetland habitats for waterbirds: An international perspective

Wetlands

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-27

  Ma, Zhijun ^a   Cai, Yinting ^a   Li, Bo ^a   Chen, Jiakuan ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Artificial wetlands; Management; Restored wetlands

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRADE-OFF; WATER DEPTH; WATERFOWL;

EID: 77951024250     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-009-0001-6     Document Type: Article

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