Recovery of the aleutian cackling goose branta hutchinsii leucopareia: 10-year review and future prospects

Wildfowl

Volumn 61, Issue , 2011, Pages 3-29

  Mini, Anne E ^a,b   Bachman, Dominic C ^a,c   Cocke, Josh ^a   Griggs, Kenneth M ^a,d   Spragens, Kyle A ^a   Black, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Modoc National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^d Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

Author keywords

Aleutian Cackling Goose; Endangered species; Habitat; Hazing; Hunting; Recovery

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; BREEDING SITE; CANID; CAPTIVE BREEDING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; FUTURE PROSPECT; HUNTING; LITERATURE REVIEW; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION ESTIMATION; PREDATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUBSPECIES; WATERFOWL;

ALASKA; ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; BULDIR ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 83155188498     PISSN: 09546324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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