Created versus natural coastal islands: Atlantic waterbird populations, habitat choices, and management implications

Estuaries

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 949-955

  Erwin, R Michael ^a   Allen, David H ^b   Jenkins, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NC Wildlife Resources Commission   (United States)

^c New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL ISLAND; DREDGING; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT SELECTION; NEST SITE; SEABIRD;

ATLANTIC COAST; UNITED STATES;

AVES; GELOCHELIDON NILOTICA; HIRUNDO; LARIDAE; LIBELLULIDAE; MAMMALIA; RHYNCHOPS NIGER; RYNCHOPS NIGER; STERNA; STERNA ANTILLARUM; STERNA HIRUNDO; STERNA MAXIMA; STERNA NILOTICA; STERNA SANDVICENSIS;

EID: 0142260519     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02803353     Document Type: Article

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