An experimental assessment of vehicle disturbance effects on migratory shorebirds

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1776-1783

  Tarr, Nathan M ^a   Simons, Theodore R ^a   Pollock, Kenneth H ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

barrier island; disturbance; habitat use; migration; off highway vehicle; roosting; sanderling; shorebird; stopover

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ISLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT USE; MIGRATORY POPULATION; ROOSTING; STOPOVER; WADER;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

CALIDRIS ALBA; CATOPTROPHORUS; PLUVIALIS SQUATAROLA; TRINGA;

EID: 78149441165     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2009-105     Document Type: Article

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