Wintering Waterfowl in Everglades National Park
Kushlan JA, Bass OL, Mcewan LC. 1982. Wintering Waterfowl in Everglades National Park. SFRC T-670. South Florida Natural Resources Center. Homestead, Florida
Florida contains large tracts of wetland habitat covering, by one ten-year old estimate, nearly 7 millions hectares (Shaw and Fredine, 1971). These wetlands provide wintering habitat for many types of water birds, including waterfowl. From 17 to 26% of the ducks censused in the Atlantic flyway have been reported to winter in Florida (Chamberlain, 1960), but waterfowl populations wintering in Florida are believed to have undergone decreases and developed altered migration schedules because of loss of habitat within the state and concurrent improvement of habitat conditions further north (Crider, 1968, Rogers 1974, Goodwin 1979), The estuaries of Everglades National Park, at the southern tip of Florida, traditionally supported wintering waterfowl, which because of legislative policy have not been hunted since the establishment of the park in 1947.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Kushlan, James; Bass, Oron; Mcewan, Linda
- Date of Issue
- 1982-06
- Publisher
- South Florida Natural Resources Center
- Units
- EVER
- Keywords
- everglades, SFNRCTRS, Waterfowl, Wintering