Comparative use of longline oysterbeds and adjacent tidal flats by waterbirds

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 237-255

  Connolly, Linda M ^a,b   Colwell, Mark A ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LONGLINING; TIDAL FLAT; WADER;

CALIFORNIA; HUMBOLDT BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ARDEA HERODIAS; AVES; CALIDRIS ALPINA; CHARADRIIFORMES; CICONIIFORMES; CRASSOSTREA; LIMOSA FEDOA; NUMENIUS AMERICANUS; OSTREIDAE; PLUVIALIS SQUATAROLA;

EID: 27744537158     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: 14740001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270905000420     Document Type: Article

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