Bird Ecology and Conservation in Peru's High Andean Peat Lands

High in the Andes, a unique peatland habitat exists precariously above the frostline and below snowline. These bofedales, as they are called in Peru, support an extraordinary avifauna consisting of both boreal and austral migratory species and residents. This ecosystem is predicted to be significant...

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Main Author: Gibbons, Richard Edward
Other Authors: Williamson, G. Bruce
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2012
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-04102012-135844/