Nest fate and productivity of American Oystercatchers, Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia

Waterbirds

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 308-314

  Sabine, John B ^a   Schweitzer, Sara H ^a   Meyers, J Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

American Oystercatcher; Georgia; Haematopus palliatus; Human disturbance; Predation; Reproductive success; Shorebirds; Video monitoring

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; EGG PREDATION; NESTING SUCCESS; NESTLING; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVORSHIP; WADER;

CUMBERLAND ISLAND; GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CORVUS BRACHYRHYNCHOS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EQUUS CABALLUS; HAEMATOPUS PALLIATUS; LYNX; LYNX RUFUS; OCYPODIDAE; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 33749451085     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2006)29[308:NFAPOA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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