Modeling foraging behavior of piping plovers to evaluate habitat restoration success

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 181-188

  Maslo, Brooke ^a   Burger, Joanna ^a   Handel, Steven N ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

beach restoration; Charadrius melodus; ecological traps; evidence based conservation; foraging behavior; habitat quality; piping plover; restored tidal ponds; wildlife habitat relationships

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BREEDING SITE; DUNE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EPHEMERAL POOL; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT RESTORATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WADER;

NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84255198158     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.210     Document Type: Article

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