Piping plover breeding biology, foraging ecology and behavior on Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland
Loegering JP. 1992. Piping plover breeding biology, foraging ecology and behavior on Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland. Virginia Polytechnic and State University
A study of piping plovers on Assateague Island National Seashore during the breeding seasons of 1989-1990; examining the hypothesis that the availability of adequate food is influencing chick survival rates observed among brood-rearing habitats. Includes information foraging behavior, breeding biology, survival and population models, and management recommendations.
- Type
- Academic
- Authors
- Loegering, John
- Date of Issue
- 1992-03
- Publisher
- Virginia Polytechnic and State University
- Units
- ASIS
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Assateague Island National Seashore MD VA, Breeding, Food, Habitats, Management, Mortality, Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus), Thesis