Snowy plover nest site selection, spatial patterning, and temperatures in the Southern High Plains of Texas

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1703-1711

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

^a STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

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

^e KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Char1adrius nivosus; logistic regression; nest site selection; nest temperature; nesting; saline lake; snowy plover; Southern High Plains of Texas; surface water

Indexed keywords

GUIDELINE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; ISLAND; LOW TEMPERATURE; NEST SITE; NESTING SUCCESS; PEBBLE; POPULATION DECLINE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALINE LAKE; SITE SELECTION; SUBSTRATE; SURFACE WATER; WADER;

GREAT PLAINS; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867767162     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.404     Document Type: Article

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