Spatial and temporal distribution of Northern Waterthrushes among nonbreeding habitats in southwestern Puerto Rico

Biotropica

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 697-701

  Hunt, Pamela D ^a,b   Reitsma, Leonard ^a,c   Burson III, Sherman L ^a,d   Steele, Benjamin B ^a,e  

^a New England Institute for Landscape Ecology   (United States)

^b Audubon Society of New Hampshire   (United States)

^c PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Colby Sawyer College ^*  (United States)

^e Department of Natural Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Habitat selection; Mangroves; Migratory birds; Northern Waterthrush; Puerto Rico; Seiurus novaboracensis

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MANGROVE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; PUERTO RICO;

AVES; RHIZOPHORA MANGLE; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SEIURUS; SEIURUS NOVEBORACENSIS;

EID: 31344471713     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2005.00089.x     Document Type: Article

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