Effects of water discharge on fledging time, growth, and survival of piping plovers on the Missouri River

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 525-533

  Catlin, Daniel H ^a   Felio, Joy H ^a   Fraser, James D ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

fledging; flow modification; growth; Missouri river; piping plover; shorebird; survival

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; DISCHARGE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FLEDGING; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT LOSS; HYDROGEOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; MORTALITY; OUTFLOW; PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; RIVER FLOW; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; SUBSTRATE; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF; VULNERABILITY; WADER;

GAVINS POINT DAM; MISSOURI RIVER; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CHARADRIUS MELODUS;

EID: 84875747915     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.494     Document Type: Article

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