Nest success of snowy plovers (Charadrius nivosus) in the Southern high plains of Texas

Waterbirds

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 389-399

  Saalfeld, Sarah T ^a,b   Conway, Warren C ^a   Haukos, David A ^c,d   Johnson, William P ^e,f  

^a STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^f National Wildlife Refuge System   (United States)

Author keywords

breeding; Charadrius nivosus; nest success; nest survival; nesting; Program MARK; saline lake; surface water

Indexed keywords

ARTESIAN WELL; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; NEST PREDATION; NESTING SUCCESS; SALINE LAKE; SPRING WATER; SURFACE WATER; WADER; WATER AVAILABILITY;

GREAT PLAINS; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

CENTROSTEGIA THURBERI; CHARADRIUS; CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUS;

EID: 84856718391     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/063.034.0401     Document Type: Article

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