Wading bird use of geographically isolated wetlands in the southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain
Geographically isolated wetlands (GIWs) within the southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain have been increasingly recognized for their importance in providing ecosystem services. These wetlands serve as valuable foraging and breeding habitat for wetland-dependent species, including wading birds. I quantifie...
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ndltd-fau.edu-oai-fau.digital.flvc.org-fau_408122019-07-04T03:56:48Z Wading bird use of geographically isolated wetlands in the southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain FA00013012 Herteux, Camille E. (author) Gawlik, Dale E. (Thesis advisor) Smith, Lora L. (Thesis advisor) Florida Atlantic University (Degree grantor) Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Department of Biological Sciences 96 p. application/pdf Electronic Thesis or Dissertation Text English Geographically isolated wetlands (GIWs) within the southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain have been increasingly recognized for their importance in providing ecosystem services. These wetlands serve as valuable foraging and breeding habitat for wetland-dependent species, including wading birds. I quantified wading bird presence in GIWs in southwestern Georgia and determined the relative importance of factors influencing their use of these wetlands. I also examined the diet of a nesting colony of Little Blue Herons; a species experiencing population declines throughout most of the Southeast. I found that wetland-specific parameters were important factors in predicting wading bird use of GIWs, and wading birds utilized agricultural and natural wetlands differently depending on hydrological seasonality. Little Blue Herons were primarily consuming large anurans and anuran larvae, which are characteristic of agriculturally modified wetlands. The seasonal process of receding water levels in GIWs and subsequent concentration of Florida Atlantic University Wetlands--Georgia Wading birds Herons--Ecology Includes bibliography. Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2018. FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013012 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ https://fau.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fau%3A40812/datastream/TN/view/Wading%20bird%20use%20of%20geographically%20isolated%20wetlands%20in%20the%20southeastern%20U.S.%20Coastal%20Plain.jpg |
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Geographically isolated wetlands (GIWs) within the southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain have been increasingly recognized for their importance in providing ecosystem services. These wetlands serve as valuable foraging and breeding habitat for wetland-dependent species, including wading birds. I quantified wading bird presence in GIWs in southwestern Georgia and determined the relative importance of factors influencing their use of these wetlands. I also examined the diet of a nesting colony of Little Blue Herons; a species experiencing population declines throughout most of the Southeast. I found that wetland-specific parameters were important factors in predicting wading bird use of GIWs, and wading birds utilized agricultural and natural wetlands differently depending on hydrological seasonality. Little Blue Herons were primarily consuming large anurans and anuran larvae, which are characteristic of agriculturally modified wetlands. The seasonal process of receding water levels in GIWs and subsequent concentration of === Includes bibliography. === Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2018. === FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection |
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Wading bird use of geographically isolated wetlands in the southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain |
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Wading bird use of geographically isolated wetlands in the southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain |
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