Distribution and abundance of Snowy Plovers in eastern North America, the Caribbean, and the Bahamas

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 38-52

  Gorman, Leah R ^a,b   Haig, Susan M ^a  

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

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Charadrius alexandrinus; Distribution; Endangered Species Act; Shorebird; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

AVES; CHARADRIUS; CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUS; CICONIIFORMES; LAGUNA;

EID: 0036002362     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-73.1.38     Document Type: Article

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