An energy-circuit population model for Great Egrets (Ardea alba) at Lake Okeechobee, Florida, U.S.A.

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 1-21

  Smith, Jeff P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ardea alba; Environmental correlates; Foraging ecology; Great Egret; Lake Okeechobee; Nesting ecology; Population model; Wading birds

Indexed keywords

ARDEA ALBA;

FORAGING; GREAT EGRET; NESTING; POPULATION MODEL; PREY AVAILABILITY; RECRUITMENT;

USA, FLORIDA, LAKE OKEECHOBEE;

EID: 0030617672     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(96)00061-0     Document Type: Article

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