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Feasibility study of brood observations as an index to habitat quality / Judy Rhymer.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Winnipeg, MB : Ducks Unlimited Canada, 1980.Description: 72 p. ; 28 cmOnline resources: Abstract: In order to describe brood use and movements, four indices were devised from brood observation data collected in 1978 and 1979 from forty-four completed and pre-post projects located in the prairie, parkland and forest habitats of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. Part II of this report is a literature review of factors influencing brood census results including brood movements, habitat selection, food habits,brood behaviour and survival.

Includes bibliographical references.

In order to describe brood use and movements, four indices were devised from brood observation data collected in 1978 and 1979 from forty-four completed and pre-post projects located in the prairie, parkland and forest habitats of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. Part II of this report is a literature review of factors influencing brood census results including brood movements, habitat selection, food habits,brood behaviour and survival.

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