Post-hatching survival and productivity of American avocets at drainwater evaporation ponds in the Tulare Basin, California

Evaporation ponds that dispose of agricultural drainwater provide attractive habitat for waterbirds but may result in contaminant exposure that impairs reproduction. I estimated post-hatching survival and evaluated productivity estimates for American avocets (Recurvirostra americana) nesting at evap...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marn, Carolyn M. (Carolyn Mary), 1962-
Other Authors: Anthony, Robert G.
Language:en_US
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1957/30491