Buffer zones and disturbance types as predictors of fledging success in Great Blue Herons, Ardea herodias

Waterbirds

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 124-127

  Carlson, Becky A ^a,b   Mclean, E Bruce ^a  

^a JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ardea herodias; Barrier type; Buffer zone; Fledgling count; Great Blue Heron; Human disturbance; Inland colonies; Ohio

Indexed keywords

ARDEA HERODIAS; ARDEIDAE;

EID: 9744242826     PISSN: 07386028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1521816     Document Type: Article

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