Least Tern nesting at human created habitats in Central Nebraska

Waterbirds

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 274-282

  Jenniges, James J ^a   Plettner, Rockford G ^b  

^a Nebraska Public Power District   (United States)

^b Nebraska Public Power District   (United States)

Author keywords

Central Platte River; Fledge ratio; Human created habitats; Islands; Least Tern; Nest success; Sandpits; Sternulla antillarum

Indexed keywords

FLEDGING; NEST SITE; NESTING; NESTING SUCCESS; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEABIRD; SURVIVAL;

NEBRASKA; NORTH AMERICA; PLATTE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

AVES; STERNA ANTILLARUM;

EID: 58049131765     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2008)31[274:LTNAHC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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