Effects of open marsh water management on the reproductive success and nesting ecology of Seaside Sparrows in tidal marshes

Waterbirds

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 381-388

  Pepper, Margaret A ^a,b   Shriver, W Gregory ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Marsh management; mosquito control; nest survival; reproductive ecology; salt marsh; Seaside Sparrow; territory density

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MOSQUITO; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL; VEGETATION COVER;

DELAWARE; SUSSEX COUNTY [DELAWARE]; UNITED STATES;

AMMODRAMUS MARITIMUS; AVES;

EID: 77957361323     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/063.033.0316     Document Type: Article

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