Shorebird abundance and species diversity in natural intertidal and non-tidal anthropogenic wetlands of the Colorado River Delta, Mexico

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 74-83

  Gomez Sapiens, Martha M ^a   Soto Montoya, Eduardo ^b   Hinojosa Huerta, Osvel ^c  

^a University of Arizona Campus ^*  (United States)

^b Reserva de la Biosfera Alto Golfo de California y Delta del Río Colorado   (Mexico)

^c Pronatura Noreste AC   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic wetlands; Colorado River Delta; Habitat use; Intertidal wetlands; Shorebirds

Indexed keywords

COLORADO RIVER; GULF OF CALIFORNIA; HABITAT USE; INLAND WETLANDS; INTERTIDAL WETLAND; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; SHOREBIRDS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; ECOSYSTEMS; GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS;

WETLANDS;

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DECISION MAKING; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MIGRATION; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WADER; WETLAND;

BAJA CALIFORNIA [(STT) MEXICO]; COLORADO DELTA; GULF OF CALIFORNIA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MONTAGUE ISLAND [BAJA CALIFORNIA]; PACIFIC OCEAN;

AVES; CALIDRIS MAURI; PHALAROPUS;

EID: 84884597065     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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