Waterbirds as indicators of ecosystem health in the coastal marine habitats of southern Florida: 1. Selection and justification for a suite of indicator species

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 44, Issue , 2014, Pages 148-163

  Ogden, John C ^l   Baldwin, John D ^a   Bass, Oron L ^b   Browder, Joan A ^c   Cook, Mark I ^d   Frederick, Peter C ^e   Frezza, Peter E ^f   Galvez, Rafael A ^g   Hodgson, Ann B ^h   Meyer, Kenneth D ⁱ   Oberhofer, Lori D ^b   Paul, Ann F ^j   Fletcher, Pamela J ^e   Davis, Steven M ^k   Lorenz, Jerome J ^f  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Everglades National Park   (United States)

^c NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^d SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^f Audubon Florida   (United States)

^g Florida Keys Hawkwatch Tropical Audubon Society   (United States)

^h Resource Designs Inc   (United States)

ⁱ Avian Research and Conservation Institute   (United States)

^j Audubon Florida Florida Coastal Islands Sanctuaries   (United States)

^k Ibis Ecosystem Inc   (United States)

^l Ibis Ecosystem Assoc Inc ^*

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Author keywords

Conceptual ecological modeling; Ecosystem restoration; Marine coastal ecology; Restoration targets; Southern Florida; Waterbirds

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECOLOGY;

ANTHROPOGENIC PRESSURES; COASTAL MARINE ENVIRONMENT; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; FLORIDA; PROTECTION AND RESTORATION; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL SCALE; WATERBIRDS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOINDICATOR; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; HABITAT RESTORATION; HABITAT TYPE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; TAXONOMY; VULNERABILITY; WATERFOWL;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

AVES;

EID: 84904611655     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.03.007     Document Type: Article

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