Flooding affects dispersal decisions in Piping Plovers (Charadrius melodus) in Prairie Canada

Auk

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 296-306

  Roche, Erin A ^a   Gratto Trevor, Cheri L ^b   Goossen, J Paul ^b   White, Corie L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c Saskatchewan Watershed Authority   (Canada)

Author keywords

Charadrius melodus; Dispersal; Flood; Piping Plover; Shorebird; Survival

Indexed keywords

BEACH; DISPERSAL; FLOODING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MORTALITY; NEST SITE; NESTING; PRAIRIE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SANDBAR; SURVIVAL; WADER;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

CHARADRIUS MELODUS;

EID: 84861365316     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2012.11196     Document Type: Article

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