Bulletin No.

728

Document Type

Bulletin

Department

Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Science

Description

We collected data on upland and aquatic habitats, waterfowl populations, and landowner demographics in the Waubay study area to document habitat, land use, demographic, and ownership changes and to determine temporal and spatial changes in the physical and vegetative characteristics of wetlands since 1950-53. We also compared current waterfowl abundances and reproductive indices with those of the earlier study.
Results from our study will provide waterfowl managers in the prairie pothole region a comprehensive evaluation of landscape changes and their relationships to waterfowl abundances over a 40- year time period.

Keywords

Waubay Study Area, Waterfowl Habitat, wetland habitat changes, Ducks Unlimited

Pages

35

Publication Date

5-1998

Type

text

Format

application/pdf

Language

en

Publisher

South Dakota Experiment Station, South Dakota State University

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