Abundance and distribution of waterbirds on the knysna estuary

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 215-222

  Martin, A Paul ^a   Von Korff, Joy ^b   Watt, Lorna ^b  

^a Birdlife Eastern Cape   (South Africa)

^b The Lakes Bird Club   (South Africa)

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EID: 85008771840     PISSN: 0035919X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00359190009520446     Document Type: Article

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