Foraging microhabitat selection by wading birds in a tidal estuary, with implications for conservation

Waterbirds

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 383-391

  Maccarone, Alan D ^a   Brzorad, John N ^b  

^a Friends University   (United States)

^b Forsyth Technical Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

Egrets; Estuary; Foraging habitat; Ibises; River; Salt marsh conservation; Wading birds

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ESTUARY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT USE; SALTMARSH; WADER;

NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; RAHWAY RIVER; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ARDEA ALBA; ARDEIDAE; AVES; CICONIIFORMES; EGRETTA THULA; PLEGADIS FALCINELLUS;

EID: 26844564998     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2005)028[0383:FMSBWB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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