| Foraging Ecology of Least Terns and Piping Plovers Nesting on Central Platte River Sandpits and Sandbars Contributor(s): U. S. Department of the Interior (Author) |
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ISBN: 1495911063 ISBN-13: 9781495911064 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2014 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Nature |
| Physical Information: 0.12" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.36 lbs) 60 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Federally listed least terns (Sternula antillarum) and piping plovers (Charadrius melodus) nest on riverine sandbars on many major midcontinent river systems. On the Central Platte River, availability of sandbar habitat is limited, and both species nest on excavated sandpits in the river's floodplain. However, the extent to which sandpit-nesting birds use riverine habitats for foraging is unknown. We evaluated use of foraging habitats by least terns and piping plovers by collecting data on movements, behavior, foraging habitat, and productivity. We radiomarked 16 piping plovers and 23 least terns in 2009-2010 and monitored their movements using a network of fixed telemetry dataloggers. |
