How well can we model numbers and productivity of Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrows (Ammodramus caudacutus) using habitat features?

Auk

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 608-617

  Gjerdrum, Carina ^a,b   Elphick, Chris S ^a   Rubega, Margaret A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ammodramus caudacutus; Habitat use; Model validation; Productivity; Saltmarsh Sharp tailed Sparrow; Statistical models

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; MODELING; PASSERINE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AMMODRAMUS CAUDACUTUS; AVES; JUNCUS GERARDII;

EID: 67649922245     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2008.07029     Document Type: Article

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