Habitat selection by western snowy plovers during the nonbreeding season

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 786-793

  Brindock, Kevin M ^a   Colwell, Mark A ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Charadrius alexandrinus; Distribution; Disturbance; Food; Habitat; Humboldt county; Nonbreeding; Predation; Snowy plover

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SEASON; BROWN ALGA; COASTAL ZONE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISTURBANCE; FLY; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT SELECTION; MIGRATORY SPECIES; PREDATION RISK; SURVIVAL; WADER;

CALIFORNIA; HUMBOLDT COUNTY [CALIFORNIA]; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIPODA; AVES; CHARADRIIDAE; CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUS; FUCUS; INVERTEBRATA; MACROCYSTIS; NEREOCYSTIS; PHAEOPHYCEAE; POSTELSIA;

EID: 79957586293     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.106     Document Type: Article

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