Natural and Human Impacts on Two Least Tern Colonies in Northwestern Mexico

Natural and Human Impacts on Two Least Tern Colonies in Northwestern Mexico

The least tern (Sterna antillarum) faces several conservation problems in the United States and Mexico, mainly habitat loss, disturbance of nesting sites, and predation.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Southwestern naturalist 2002-12, Vol.47 (4), p.617-623
Hauptverfasser: Zuria, Iriana, Mellink, Eric
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal nesting
Barrier beaches
Bird nesting
Breeding
Chicks
Clutch size
Nesting tables
Predation
Predators
Sterna antillarum
Waterfowl
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Zusammenfassung:The least tern (Sterna antillarum) faces several conservation problems in the United States and Mexico, mainly habitat loss, disturbance of nesting sites, and predation.
ISSN:0038-4909
DOI:10.2307/3672670