00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.856527 CaOODSP 20241203113643 cr ||||||||||| 180514s1991 bcc ot f|0| 0 eng d 0-662-18351-7 0831-6481 CaOODSP eng eng fre n-cn-bc CW69-5/113E-PDF Hatfield, John P. Use of the Alaksen National Wildlife Area by waterfowl, 1973-1987 [electronic resource] / John P. Hatfield. [Delta, B.C.] : Canadian Wildlife Service, Pacific and Yukon Region, 1991. vi, 82 p. : figures. Technical report series ; no. 113 Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. Includes bibliographic references. "Use by waterfowl of the Alaksen National Wildlife Area between 1973 and 1987 is presented. Thirty-four species of waterfowl were seen in and around Alaksen, of which five species are the main beneficiaries of management operations. They are Lesser Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens), Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), Mallard (Anas platyrhyncos), Northern Pintail (A. acuta) and American Wigeon (A. americana). Historical information both before and after the establishment of Alaksen is given. Dates of fall arrivals, spring departures and numbers of waterfowl on Alaksen are presented. Various crops and management operations in relation to their importance to waterfowl use are discussed as are field habitats, predators, numbers, and social behaviour. Future management and research options are presented"--Abstract, p.i. Includes abstract in French. gccst Aquatic birds gccst Habitats Canada. Environment Canada. Canadian Wildlife Service. Pacific and Yukon Region. Technical report series (Canadian Wildlife Service) no. 113. (CaOODSP)9.504438 PDF 3.47 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/eccc/cw69-5/CW69-5-113-eng.pdf