Snowy plover nest survival in Kansas and effective management to counter negative effects of precipitation

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1587-1596

  Sexson, Matthew G ^a,b   Farley, Greg H ^a  

^a FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Charadrius nivosus; Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area; Kansas; nest mounds; nest survival; precipitation; Quivira National Wildlife Refuge; snowy plover

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FLOODING; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NESTING SUCCESS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PREDATION RISK; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL; WADER;

CHEYENNE BOTTOMS WILDLIFE AREA; KANSAS; QUIVIRA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867790239     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.405     Document Type: Article

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