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Author:

Weller, Milton Webster.

Title:

Wetland birds : habitat resources and conservation implications / Milton W. Weller.

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press,

Copyright Date:

1999

Description:

xv, 271 p., [26] p. of plates : ill., map ; 26 cm.

Subject:

Water birds--Ecology.
Wetland animals--Ecology.
Birds, Protection of.
Water birds--Ecology.
Birds, Protection of.
Wetland animals--Ecology.

Notes:

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.

ISBN:

9780521633628 (pb)
0521633621 (pb)
9780521633260 (hb)
0521633265 (hb)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)39169941
(OCoLC)41019099

LCCN:

98021973

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)