Description |
xv, 271 pages, 26 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
Contents |
Introduction -- Wetlands: what, where, and why -- Major groups of birds that use wetlands -- Water and other resource influences -- Foods, feeding tactics, strategies, and guilds -- Bird mobility and wetland predictability -- Other behavioral and physical influences on wetland living -- Spatial and structural patterns -- Habitat dynamics: water, plant succession, and time -- Population consequences of wetland abundance and quality -- How birds influence wetlands -- Conservation implications -- Measures of bird habitat use and quality -- Current status and some conservation problems -- Conservation and management strategies -- Outlook. |
Subject |
Water birds -- Ecology.
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Water birds -- Ecology. |
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Water birds. |
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Wetland animals -- Ecology.
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Wetland animals. |
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Ecology. |
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Birds -- Conservation.
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Birds -- Conservation. |
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Water birds -- Ecology.
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Birds, Protection of.
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Wetland animals -- Ecology.
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ISBN |
0521633621 paperback |
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0521633265 hardback |
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