Evaluating the effects of foraging habitat restoration on shorebird reproduction: The importance of performance criteria and comparative design

Journal of Coastal Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 151-157

  McIntyre, Annie F ^a,b   Heath, Julie A ^c  

^a New York State Parks   (United States)

^b HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Charadriidae; Foraging habitat; Performance criteria; Piping Plover; Productivity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BREEDING POPULATION; COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT RESTORATION; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WADER;

LONG ISLAND [NEW YORK]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CHARADRIIDAE; CHARADRIUS MELODUS;

EID: 79551597247     PISSN: 14000350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11852-010-0128-x     Document Type: Article

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