Birds of Wetland Habitats in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Sheehan J and Master T. 2010. Birds of Wetland Habitats in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. NPS/NER/ERMN/NRTR—2010/152. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Northeast Region. Philadelphia, PA
A two-year survey of wetland birds in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area was conducted during 2004 and 2005. Bird species richness, diversity, frequency of occurrence by habitat, species, and guild wetland habitat preferences, and edge vs. interior habitat preferences were analyzed and compared in order to characterize the distribution and abundance of birds across wetland habitat types found within the recreation area. This information will be used to characterize wetland bird communities and comment on management strategies for continued protection of these habitats and their characteristic avian inhabitants.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Sheehan, James; Master, Terry
- Date of Issue
- 2010-12
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Northeast Region
- Units
- DEWA , ERMN
- Keywords
- Birds, detection rate, Diversity, edge, Frequency, guild, Interior, Inventory, Point Count, Richness, Wetland
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Wetland Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Birds