Marine and agricultural habitat preferences of dunlin wintering in British Columbia

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-73

  Shepherd, Philippa C F ^a,b   Lank, David B ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural; Calidris alpina pacifica; Compositional analysis; Dunlin; Fraser River delta; Habitat selection; Habitat use; Shorebirds; Upland; Winter

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOTELEMETRY; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT SELECTION; OVERWINTERING; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; WADER;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; FRASER DELTA; NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; BOS TAURUS; CALIDRIS; CALIDRIS ALPINA; CALIDRIS ALPINA PACIFICA; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 0942302245     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2004)068[0061:MAAHPO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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