Shorebird use of an exposed sandy beach in southern California

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL., 2003, Pages 41-54

  Hubbard, David M ^a   Dugan, Jenifer E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

El Nino Southern Oscillation; Godwit; Plover; Sanderling; Sandpiper; Whimbrel; Willet

Indexed keywords

BEACH; BIOMASS; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; WADER;

APHRIZA VIRGATA; AVES; CALIDRIS; CALIDRIS ALBA; CALIDRIS MAURI; CATOPTROPHORUS SEMIPALMATUS; CHARADRIUS; CHARADRIUS SEMIPALMATUS; LIMOSA FEDOA; NUMENIUS; NUMENIUS PHAEOPUS; PLUVIALIS; PLUVIALIS SQUATAROLA;

EID: 0242407414     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7714(03)00048-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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