Expected and unexpected effects of waterbirds on Mediterranean aquatic plants

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 103, Issue , 2012, Pages 98-105

  Gayet, Guillaume ^a   Croce, Nicolas ^b   Grillas, Patrick ^a   Nourry, Carole ^b   Deschamps, Clémence ^b   Defos du Rau, Pierre ^b  

^a STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE LA TOUR DU VALAT   (France)

^b OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

Author keywords

Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas); Herbivory; Lagoon; Mechanical effect; Mute swan (Cygnus olor Gmelin)

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HERBIVORY; LAGOON; MACROPHYTE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEAGRASS; WATERFOWL; WETLAND;

BOUCHES DU RHONE; CAMARGUE; FRANCE; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR;

CHAETOMORPHA; CYGNUS OLOR; PHOENICOPTERUS; RUPPIA CIRRHOSA; ZOSTERA NOLTII;

EID: 84867702216     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2012.07.002     Document Type: Article

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