Factors affecting Piping Plover chick survival in different brood-rearing habitats

JP Loegering, JD Fraser - The Journal of wildlife management, 1995 - JSTOR
The decline of piping plover (Charadrius melodus) populations and subsequent listing as a
threatened species has been attributed, in part, to low chick survival. During 1988-90, we …

Nesting density and reproductive success of piping plovers in response to storm‐and human‐created habitat changes

JB Cohen, LM Houghton, JD Fraser - Wildlife Monographs, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The threatened population of Atlantic Coast piping plovers (Charadrius melodus) has
increased under intensive management of predation and disturbance. However, the relative …

Selecting umbrella species for conservation: A test of habitat models and niche overlap for beach-nesting birds

B Maslo, K Leu, C Faillace, MA Weston, T Pover… - Biological …, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

Managing a breeding population of the Hooded Plover Thinornis rubricollis in a high-use recreational environment

B Dowling, MA Weston - Bird Conservation International, 1999 - cambridge.org
SummaryMornington Peninsula National Park, Victoria, Australia, is heavily used by
recreationists. It also holds a breeding population of the Hooded Plover Thinornis rubricollis …

Piping plover chick survival negatively correlated with beach recreation

AL DeRose‐Wilson, KL Hunt, JD Monk… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Shorebird populations worldwide are declining because of habitat loss from sea‐level rise,
accelerated erosion, development, and recreational land use. To better understand the …

Western Snowy Plovers Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus select nesting substrates that enhance egg crypsis and improve nest survival

MA Colwell, JJ Meyer, MA Hardy, SE Mcallister… - Ibis, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Predation is an important cause of nest failure for many birds and has shaped the life‐history
characteristics of many species, especially ground‐nesting shorebirds. We examined …

Demographic responses of Piping Plovers to habitat creation on the Missouri River

DH Catlin, JD Fraser, JH Felio - Wildlife Monographs, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Piping plover brood foraging ecology on New York barrier islands

SP Elias, JD Fraser, PA Buckley - The Journal of Wildlife Management, 2000 - JSTOR
Effective management of piping plover (Charadrius melodus) populations requires
knowledge of the habitats that foster successful reproduction. We studied piping plover chick …

Disturbance to brood-rearing Hooded Plover Thinornis rubricollis: responses and consequences

MA WESTON, MA Elgar - Bird Conservation International, 2005 - cambridge.org
We examined the causes and consequences of disturbance to the chicks of Hooded Plover
Thinornis rubricollis in central southern Victoria, Australia. Humans were the most frequent …

Piping plover habitat selection and nest success on natural, managed, and engineered sandbars

DH Catlin, JD Fraser, JH Felio… - The Journal of Wildlife …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
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 …