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 2001-2004 Final Report on the Western Snowy Plovers  [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Sands beach at Coal Oil Point Reserve (COPR) has a wintering and a breeding population of the Western Snowy Plover. The beach is open to the public all year, but a portion of the dry sandy beach, which is the plover habitat, has been protected since ...
Sandoval, Cristina
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Nest-site Selection of Wilson\u27s Plovers (Charadrius wilsonia) in South Carolina

open access: yes, 2008
Nest-site selection of Wilson\u27s Plovers in South Carolina was studied at three spatial scales; landscape, habitat, and microhabitat. At the landscape scale a statewide survey was performed to locate adult plovers and the characteristics of islands and
Dikun, Kerri Ann
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A Nest Trap for Snowy Plovers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
A nest trap designed for ground nesting birds, specifically Snowy Plovers (Charadrius alexandrinus), is described. The trap is inexpensive to construct, easy to operate, and lightweight for ease of use under field conditions.
Conway, Warren C.
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Plovers breeding in the highlands of jalisco, aguascalientes, zacatecas, and San Luis Potos, Central Mxico

open access: yes, 2010
From April to July 2008, we surveyed for breeding plovers at 32 sites in the semiarid highlands of Jalisco, Aguascalientes, Zacatecas, and San Luis Potos, in the Central Mexican High Plateau.
Luevano, J.   +2 more
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Climatic variation influences annual survival of an island‐breeding tropical shorebird

open access: yesJournal of Avian Biology
Global biodiversity loss is a major environmental concern. The wildlife on islands are particularly vulnerable to threats posed by alien predators, habitat loss and overexploitation.
Noémie Engel   +6 more
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Evaluating Recreationists’ Awareness and Attitudes Toward Piping Plovers (\u3ci\u3eCharadrius melodus\u3c/i\u3e) at Lake McConaughy, Nebraska, USA [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Piping plovers (Charadrius melodus) are shorebirds federally protected by the U.S. Endangered Species Act that often nest on beaches in proximity to human recreation. We evaluated whether awareness of piping plovers and their legally protected status and
Brown, Mary Bomberger   +1 more
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Foraging ecology of Snowy Plovers and the distribution of their arthropod prey at Mono Lake, California

open access: yes, 1983
The distribution, diet and feeding success of Snowy Plovers (Charadrius alexandrinus) foraging along the northeast shore of Mono Lake, California, were studied during the summer in 1980 and 1981; arthropod prey distribution and natural history were ...
Swarth, Christopher W.
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Replacement clutches by Kentish Plovers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
We examined factors affecting renesting rates in a population of Kentish Plovers (Charadrius alexandrinus) in southern Spain over six breeding seasons. We show that renesting was mainly constrained by time, and not by female body condition.
Arroyo, Gonzalo M.   +2 more
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Kildeer Plover

open access: yes, 1916
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
openaire   +1 more source

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