Effects of human activity on behavior of breeding American Oystercatchers, Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia, USA

Waterbirds

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-82

  Sabine III, John B ^a,b   Meyers, J Michael ^a   Moore, Clinton T ^a   Schweitzer, Sara H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Sabine and Waters Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

American Oystercatcher; Behavior; Cumberland Island; Georgia; Haematopus palliatus; Human disturbance; Reproductive success; Shorebird; Time activity budgets

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BREEDING SEASON; HUMAN ACTIVITY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WADER;

CUMBERLAND ISLAND; GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

HAEMATOPODIDAE; HAEMATOPUS PALLIATUS;

EID: 58149110801     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2008)31[70:EOHAOB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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