La Tour du Valat

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Titre :	Habitat use by Mountain Plovers in prairie dog colonies in northeastern New Mexico
Auteurs :	Christopher B. Goguen, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Journal of Field Ornithology (83(2) JUN 2012)
Article en page(s) :	154-165
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	Mountain Plovers (Charadrius montanus) are grassland birds that often breed in close association with colonies of black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus). However, not all colonies provide plover nesting habitat or habitat of equal quality, and the characteristics of colonies important for plovers remain poorly understood. Over two years, I used plover distribution surveys, territory mapping, and habitat sampling to study habitat use by plovers in prairie dog colonies in shortgrass prairie in northeastern New Mexico. My objective was to document important components of plover breeding habitat in colonies by comparing characteristics of used and unused habitats at three spatial scales: colony, territory, and nest-site. I found evidence of plover breeding in

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