Habitat choice and niche characteristics under poor food conditions. A study on migratory nearctic shorebirds in the intertidal flats of Brazil

Ardea

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-42

  Kober, Kerstin ^a   Bairlein, Franz ^b  

^a JOINT NATURE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF AVIAN RESEARCH VOGELWARTE HELGOLAND   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brazil; Guild; Habitat choice; Microhabitat characteristics; Nearctic shorebirds; Niche

Indexed keywords

FOOD LIMITATION; HABITAT SELECTION; MICROHABITAT; MIGRATORY SPECIES; NEARCTIC REGION; NICHE OVERLAP; PREY AVAILABILITY; TIDAL FLAT; WADER;

BRAGANTINA; BRAZIL; PARA [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

ARENARIA INTERPRES; AVES; CALIDRIS CANUTUS; CALIDRIS PUSILLA; CATOPTROPHORUS; CHARADRIUS SEMIPALMATUS; LIMNODROMUS GRISEUS; NUMENIUS PHAEOPUS; PLUVIALIS SQUATAROLA; TRINGA;

EID: 66149165759     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5253/078.097.0105     Document Type: Article

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