Direct and indirect evidence that productivity of Snowy Plovers Charadrius nivosus varies with occurrence of a nest predator

Wildfowl

Volumn 62, Issue , 2012, Pages 204-223

  Burrell, Noah S ^a   Colwell, Mark A ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Common Raven; Human disturbance; Predation; Reproductive success; Video cameras

Indexed keywords

AKAIKE INFORMATION CRITERION; CLUTCH SIZE; DISTURBANCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FLEDGING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INCUBATION; LIMITING FACTOR; NEST PREDATION; POPULATION SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SONGBIRD; TIDAL CURRENT; VIDEOGRAPHY; WADER;

CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874080833     PISSN: 09546324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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