Counts of selected duck species at Corner Inlet, Victoria: Changes in relation to local and distant meteorological variations

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 269-282

  Norman, F Ian ^a,b   Chambers, Lynda E ^c  

^a ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b Bureau of Meteorology ^*  (Australia)

^c BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian Shelduck; Chestnut Teal; Climate; Grey Teal; Pacific Black Duck; Rainfall; Streamflow; Waterfowl abundance

Indexed keywords

ANAS CASTANEA; ANAS GRACILIS; ANAS SUPERCILIOSA; ANATIDAE; AVES; TADORNA TADORNOIDES;

EID: 77951767183     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-009-0278-4     Document Type: Article

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