This article was published in September 2016 in the Journal of Wildlife Management.
It deals with the use of rice fields in Camargue (Southern France), according to their seed density and accessibility.
It shows that harvested rice fields in Camargue have a great potential as nocturnal foraging habitats for wintering ducks, and that their flooding should be promoted to better allow ducks to use them.
You can access this article on the publisher’s website, as well as its abstract, through the opposite link.