00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.611857 CaOODSP 20240527135427 ta 150406|1995||||xxc||||| f|0| 0 eng d 0-662-22982-7 0576-6370 CaOODSP eng n-cn--- CW69-1/87E Canadian Wildlife Service. Use of various habitat types by nesting ducks on islands in the St. Lawrence between Montreal and Trois-Rivières / by Luc Bélanger et Denis Lehoux. Ottawa - Ontario : Environment Canada. 1995. 26p. : graphs, maps, references, tables ; 28 cm. Occasional paper - Canadian Wildlife Service 0576-6370 87 "The objective of our study was to describe the use of the islands by dabbling ducks and to assess the role of habitat characteristics (e.g., area, plant cover, human activities) in the selection of the islands by waterfowl. Our study was also designed to compare the value of the islands as waterfowl nesting sites and to identify those islands of highest priority for conservation efforts. Finally, we wished to develop management criteria (i.e., size shape, plant cover, and location) for the construction of new islands in the St. Lawrence River using dredged material."--Abstract. The objective of our study was to describe the use of the islands by dabbling ducks and to assess the role of habitat characteristics (e.g., area, plant cover, human activities) in the selection of the islands by waterfowl. Our study was also designed to compare the value of the islands as waterfowl nesting sites and to identify those islands of highest priority for conservation efforts. Finally, we wished to develop management criteria (i.e., size shape, plant cover, and location) for the construction of new islands in the St. Lawrence River using dredged material.--Abstract Résumés en français Softcover 95-43 1995-10-27 Birds gcpds Bélanger, Luc Lehoux, Denis Use of various habitat types by nesting ducks on islands in the St. Lawrence River between Montréal and Trois-Rivières (CaOODSP)9.856114 Occasional paper (Canadian Wildlife Service) 0576-6370 87 (CaOODSP)9.514489