Wetland edges : buffer zones between agriculture and wildlife / George S. Hochbaum, Richard K. Brace and Wayne F. Cowan
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TextPublication details: Winnipeg, MB : Ducks Unlimited Canada, 1988.Description: 12 p. : ill. ; 28 cmOnline resources: Abstract: Wetland edges provide habitat that is critical to the maintenance and survival of wildlife in prairie Canada. Margins represent buffer zones between farmland and marsh and are heavily utilized by upland nesting prairie ducks. Edge nesting species as mallard and pintail have declined recently in the prairie provinces following the loss and degradation of idle upland cover. In order to sustain the waterfowl resource the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) has been implemented, which hopefully will safeguard wetland margins and furnish a multitude of habitat related benefits to wildlife and society.
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Wetland edges provide habitat that is critical to the maintenance and survival of wildlife in prairie Canada. Margins represent buffer zones between farmland and marsh and are heavily utilized by upland nesting prairie ducks. Edge nesting species as mallard and pintail have declined recently in the prairie provinces following the loss and degradation of idle upland cover. In order to sustain the waterfowl resource the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) has been implemented, which hopefully will safeguard wetland margins and furnish a multitude of habitat related benefits to wildlife and society.