Connectivity in piping plovers: Do breeding populations have distinct winter distributions?

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 348-355

  Gratto Trevor, Cheri ^a   Amirault Langlais, Diane ^a,e   Catlin, Daniel ^b   Cuthbert, Francesca ^c   Fraser, James ^b   Maddock, Sidney ^d   Roche, Erin ^c   Shaffer, François ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d National Audubon Society   (United States)

^e PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Charadrius melodus; conservation; North America; piping plover; populations; winter distribution

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SITE FIDELITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WADER; WINTER;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CHARADRIIDAE; CHARADRIUS MELODUS;

EID: 84856097314     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.261     Document Type: Article

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