Harvest and dynamics of duck populations

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1108-1116

  Sedinger, James S ^a   Herzog, Mark P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

additive harvest; compensation; density dependence; heterogeneity; mallard; population dynamics

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; HETEROGENEITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; MORTALITY; PERCEPTION; POPULATION DENSITY; SURVIVAL; WATERFOWL;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANATIDAE;

EID: 84864612022     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.370     Document Type: Review

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