Do tropical cyclones shape shorebird habitat patterns? Biogeoclimatology of snowy plovers in Florida

The Gulf coastal ecosystems in Florida are foci of the highest species richness of imperiled shoreline dependent birds in the USA. However environmental processes that affect their macroecological patterns, like occupancy and abundance, are not well unraveled. In Florida the Snowy Plover (Charadrius...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 6; no. 1; p. e15683
Main Authors:	Convertino, Matteo, Elsner, James B, Muñoz-Carpena, Rafael, Kiker, Gregory A, Martinez, Christopher J, Fischer, Richard A, Linkov, Igor
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 12-01-2011 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Abundance Animals Aquatic birds Behavior, Animal Biology Birds Brackish Breeding Calidris canutus Charadriiformes - physiology Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus Charadrius melodus Climate change Coastal ecology Coastal ecosystems Coastlines Coasts Cyclones Cyclonic Storms Earth Sciences Endangered Species Estuaries Estuarine environments Extreme values Florida Future climates Habitats Hurricanes Marine ecosystems Nesting Oceans and Seas Population Dynamics Sea level Shorelines Species richness Storms Threatened species Tropical cyclone intensities Tropical cyclones Wildlife conservation Florida United States > US ASW, USA, Florida
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