Migrating and Wintering Waterfowl Select WRP Easements to Meet Annual Life-cycle Needs
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Through a Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) partnership, University of Missouri investigators used GPS satellite transmitters to track and assess wetland habitat use by midcontinent mallards, including the contribution of Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) easements to habitats selected during the non-breeding season. Investigators used multinomial discrete choice models that accounted for variance in wetland type.
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تاریخ انتشار 2015