The effects of drought on foraging habitat selection of breeding Wood Storks in coastal Georgia

Waterbirds

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 64-73

  Gaines, Karen F ^a   Bryan Jr , A Lawrence ^a   Dixon, Philip M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal; Drought; Endangered species management; Foraging habitat; Georgia; GIS; Mycteria americana; Rainfall; Wood Stork

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; WADER;

UNITED STATES;

MYCTERIA AMERICANA;

EID: 0034123601     PISSN: 07386028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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