Roseate spoonbill reproduction as an indicator for restoration of the Everglades and the Everglades estuaries

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 9, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Lorenz, Jerome J ^a   Langan Mulrooney, Brynne ^a   Frezza, Peter E ^a   Harvey, Rebecca G ^b   Mazzotti, Frank J ^b  

^a NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological indicators; Everglades restoration; Restoration assessment; Roseate spoonbill; Wading birds

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS; ECOLOGICAL MONITORING; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; EVERGLADES RESTORATION; FLORIDA BAY; FOOD ABUNDANCE; HYDROLOGICAL CONDITION; INTEGRATE SYSTEMS; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; ROSEATE SPOONBILL; SYSTEM CHANGE; WADING BIRDS; WATER DEPTH;

ECOSYSTEMS; MONITORING; TARGETS; WATER;

RESTORATION;

BIOINDICATOR; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; NESTING SUCCESS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PREY AVAILABILITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WADER;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AJAIA AJAJA; AVES;

EID: 67649576919     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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