Effects of spatial disturbance on common loon nest site selection and territory success

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 289-296

  Mccarthy, Kyle P ^a   Destefano, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Common loon; Disturbance; Eagle; Gavia immer; Human; Nest; Umbagog national wildlife refuge

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; DISTURBANCE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; NEST SITE; PAIR BOND; RAPTOR; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; REFUGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SITE SELECTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TERRITORIALITY; WATERFOWL;

NEW ENGLAND; UNITED STATES;

GAVIA IMMER; GAVIIDAE;

EID: 79953236805     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.50     Document Type: Article

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