Distribution, abundance and habitat selection by breeding Yellow-billed Terns (Sternula superciliaris), Large-billed Terns (Phaetusa simplex) and Black Skimmers (Rynchops niger) in the Brazilian Amazon

Waterbirds

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 470-481

  Zarza, Rebecca ^a   Cintra, Renato ^a   Anciäes, Marina ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon; Anavilhanas National Park; Black Skimmer; Breeding; Freshwater archipelago; Largebilled Tern; Phaetusa simplex; Rynchops niger; Site occupancy; Sternula superciliaris; Yellow billed Tern

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARCHIPELAGO; BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SEASON; COLONY; HABITAT SELECTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEABIRD;

AMAZONAS [BRAZIL]; ANAVILHANAS ARCHIPELAGO; BRAZIL;

EID: 84892757886     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/063.036.0404     Document Type: Article

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