Assessing the effectiveness of predator exclosures for Plovers

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 14-20

  Mabee, Todd J ^a,b   Estelle, Veronica B ^a,c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b ABR Inc   (United States)

^c Colorado Bird Observatory ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCLUSION EXPERIMENT; NEST PREDATION; NEST SITE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; WADER;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUS; CHARADRIUS MELODUS; CHARADRIUS VOCIFERUS; CICONIIFORMES; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 0034052206     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/0043-5643(2000)112[0014:ATEOPE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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