| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 271 pages, 26 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| 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. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
Birds are important indicators of water quality in wetlands of all descriptions. In this readable account, Milton Weller describes the ecology of wetland birds in terms of resource use providing a wealth of practical and basic information for professionals and keen birders alike. |
| Subject |
Water birds -- Ecology.
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Wetland animals -- Ecology.
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Birds -- Conservation.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Ornithology.
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NATURE -- Birdwatching Guides.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Birds.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Weller, Milton Webster. Wetland birds. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999 0521633265 (DLC) 98021973 (OCoLC)39169941 |
| ISBN |
0511011369 (electronic bk.) |
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9780511011368 (electronic bk.) |
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0511173415 (electronic bk.) |
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9780511173417 (electronic bk.) |
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9780511541919 (electronic bk.) |
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0511541910 (electronic bk.) |
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0511051239 (electronic bk.) |
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9780511051234 (electronic bk.) |
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