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Influence of macroinvertebrates and macrophytes on waterfowl utilization of wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region of northwestern Wisconsin

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Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology ((DIHY,volume 96))

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Waterfowl and limnological data were monitored on Waterfowl Production Area (WPA) wetlands in northwestern Wisconsin over a 6-yr period (1983–88) to determine the impact of macroinvertebrates and macrophytes on waterfowl utilization. Interrelationships between limnological conditions and Waterfowl Breeding Pair Densities (BPDs reported as pairs/ha water surface) were analyzed using correlation and general linear model analysis techniques.

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  1. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Water Resources Research Section, Bureau of Research, 1350 Femrite Drive, Monona, WI, 53716, USA

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  2. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Research Section, Bureau of Research, P.O. Box 367, Grantsburg, WI, 54840, USA

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Lillie, R.A., Evrard, J.O. (1994). Influence of macroinvertebrates and macrophytes on waterfowl utilization of wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region of northwestern Wisconsin. In: Kerekes, J.J. (eds) Aquatic Birds in the Trophic Web of Lakes. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 96. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1128-7_22

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