Evaluating impacts of shellfish and baitworm digging on bird populations: Short-term negative effects on the availability of the mudsnail Hydrobia ulvae to shorebirds

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 691-701

  Masero, J A ^a   Castro, M ^b   Estrella, S M ^b   Perez Hurtado A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Baitworm digging; Food supply; Hydrobia ulvae; Mudsnail; Shellfishing; Shorebirds; Waders

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COASTAL ZONE; FOOD SUPPLY; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MUDFLAT; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; SHELLFISH; SNAIL; WADER;

AVES; HYDROBIA ULVAE; MOLLUSCA; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 41149122103     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-005-3434-0     Document Type: Article

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