Piping plover (Charadrius melodius) conservation on the barrier islands of New York: Habitat quality and implications in a changing climate
Habitat loss is the leading cause of species extinction. Protecting and managing habitat quality is vital to an organism’s persistence, and essential to endangered species recovery. We conducted an investigation of habitat quality and potential impacts from climate change to piping plovers (Charadri...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
2009
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3380017 |