This article identifies ways to overcome impediments to restoring natural features on
developed shores where human-use functions are the dominant driving forces. Suggestions …

Umbrella species are rarely selected systematically from a range of candidate species. On
sandy beaches, birds that nest on the upper beach or in dunes are threatened globally and …

Quantifying habitat quality is dependent on measuring a site's relative contribution to
population growth rate. This is challenging for studies of waterbirds, whose high mobility can …

Barrier islands are especially vulnerable to hurricanes and other large storms, owing to their
mobile composition, low elevations, and detachment from the mainland. Conceptual models …

The impact of habitat loss on shorebirds may be exacerbated by disturbance from human
recreational use, which further reduces the amount of coastal habitat that is functionally …

Shorebird populations worldwide are declining because of habitat loss from sea‐level rise,
accelerated erosion, development, and recreational land use. To better understand the …

The piping plover (Charadrius melodus) was listed under the United States Endangered
Species Act (ESA) because of habitat loss and excessive predation. The Missouri River …

Quantifying geomorphic variability of coastal environments is important for understanding
and describing the vulnerability of coastal topography, infrastructure, and ecosystems to …

Habitat use has important consequences for avian reproductive success and survival. In
coastal areas with recreational activity, human disturbance may limit use of otherwise …

Loss of breeding habitat and nest predation have contributed to the decline of many
shorebird species. The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) initiated a piping …