Use of waterbird abundance for saline wetland site prioritization on St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 220-230

  McNair, Douglas B ^a   Yntema, Lisa D ^b   Cramer Burke, Carol ^c  

^a Sapphos Environmental Inc   (United States)

^b St Croix Environmental Association ^*  (Virgin Islands (U.S.))

^c St Croix Environmental Association   (Virgin Islands (U.S.))

Author keywords

Abundance; Anas bahamensis; Breeding sites; Conservation; Distribution; Prioritization; Saline wetlands; Salt ponds; St. Croix; Waterbirds

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BREEDING SITE; CONSERVATION STATUS; POND; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEABIRD; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; SAINT CROIX; VIRGIN ISLANDS; VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.);

ANAS BAHAMENSIS; AVES; BUTORIDES VIRESCENS; FULICA; GALLINULA CHLOROPUS; PODICIPEDIDAE; PODILYMBUS PODICEPS; RALLIDAE;

EID: 54349129617     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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