TY - BOOK ID - 77899126 TI - Wetland birds PY - 1999 SN - 1107115914 0511051239 0511327536 0511152469 9786610432288 0511541910 0511173415 1280432284 0521633621 0511011369 9780511011368 9780511173417 9780511541919 9780511051234 0521633265 9780521633260 9780521633628 9781107115910 9780511327537 9780511152467 6610432287 9781280432286 PB - Cambridge Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Water birds KW - Wetland animals KW - Birds KW - Birds, Protection of KW - Wetland fauna KW - Wetlands animals KW - Aquatic animals KW - Aquatic birds KW - Waterbirds KW - Ecology. KW - Conservation. KW - Ecology KW - Conservation KW - Water birds - Ecology KW - Wetland animals - Ecology KW - Water birds - Conservation KW - Wetland animals - Conservation UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77899126 AB - Wetland birds provide us with some of nature's most wonderful sights, from vast flocks wheeling overhead to newly-hatched chicks drying in the sun. Apart from their beauty, recreational and economic importance, they are excellent indicators of water quality and measures of biodiversity. But how do they use wetland habitats, and how can we best conserve and maintain them for the future? Here, Milton 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 keen birders alike. As wetlands continue to decline, this book will help us to understand the potential and limits of wetlands as bird habitats now and in the future. ER -