Long-term declines of wader populations at the Tagus estuary, Portugal: A response to global or local factors?

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 438-453

  Catry, Teresa ^a   Alves, José A ^b   Andrade, Joana ^c   Costa, Helder ^d   Dias, Maria P ^a,e   Fernandes, Pedro ^f   Leal, Ana ^g   Lourenço, Pedro M ^h   Martins, Ricardo C ^a   Moniz, Filipe ⁱ   Pardal, Sara ^j   Rocha, Afonso ^d   Santos, Carlos D ^a   Encarnação, Vitor ^k   Granadeiro, José P ^a  

^a Museu Nacional de Historia Natural Universidade de Lisboa   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c Sociedade Portuguesa Para O Estudo das Aves   (Portugal)

^d Unidade de Investiga̧ão em Eco Etologia ^*  (Portugal)

^e INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

^f Reserva Natural do Sapal de Castro Marim e Vila Real de Santo António ^*  (Portugal)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^h UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

ⁱ Reserva Natural do Sapal de Castro Marim e Vila Real de Santo António   (Portugal)

^j UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^k Instituto da Conservacao da Natureza   (Portugal)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HABITAT LOSS; MIGRATORY POPULATION; MIGRATORY SPECIES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION SIZE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; TAGUS ESTUARY;

CALIDRIS ALPINA; PLUVIALIS SQUATAROLA; SCOLOPACIDAE; TRINGA TOTANUS;

EID: 80855128743     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: 14740001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270910000626     Document Type: Article

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