Long-term changes, 1958-2010, in the reproduction of bald eagles of florida bay, southern coastal everglades

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 336-348

  Baldwin, John D ^a   Bosley, Jason W ^a   Oberhofer, Lori ^b   Bass, Oron L ^b   Mealey, Brian K ^c  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Everglades and Dry Tortugas National Parks   (United States)

^c Institute of Wildlife Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

survey

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NESTING; POPULATION SIZE; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTION;

EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA BAY; UNITED STATES;

HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 84870153518     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3356/JRR-11-65.1     Document Type: Article

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