Wetland Birds: Habitat Resources and Conservation Implications

ISBN-13: 9780521633628 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 316 str.

Milton W. Weller

Opis

Weller describes the ecology of wetland birds by identifying patterns of habitat use and typical bird communities that result from the use of resources such as food, cover, and breeding sites. He integrates basic and practical information on bird/habitat relationships for researchers, landowners, managers and avid birders alike.

Recenzje

"Recommended for all academic libraries. Undergraduates through professionals." Choice

Spis treści

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Wetlands: what, where and why; 3. Major groups of birds that use wetlands; 4. Water and other resource influences; 5. Foods, feeding tactics, strategies and guilds; 6. Bird mobility and wetland predictability; 7. Other behavioral and physical influences on wetland living; 8. Spatial and structural patterns; 9. Habitat dynamics: water, succession and time; 10. Population consequences of wetland abundance and quality; 11. How birds influence wetlands; 12. Conservation implications; 13. Measures of bird habitat use and quality; 14. Current status and some conservation problems; 15. Conservation and management strategies; 16. Outlook; Epilogue; Scientific names of birds mentioned in the text; Scientific names of animals other than birds mentioned in the text; Scientific names of plants mentioned in the text; Index.