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Titre :	An experiment to examine how Red Knots Calidris canutus rufa and other shorebirds respond to oyster culture at Reed's Beach, Delaware Bay, New Jersey
Auteurs :	Joanna Burger, Auteur ; Lawrence J. Niles, Auteur ; Amanda D. Dey, Auteur ; Tim Dillingham, Auteur ; A. Steve Gates, Auteur ; Joseph Smith, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Wader Study (122(2) 2015)
Article en page(s) :	89-98
Résumé :	We examined how Red Knots Calidris canutus and other shorebirds responded to experimental oyster racks at Reed's Beach, New Jersey, USA. Our goal was to investigate ways that human activities (e.g. oyster culture) and migrant shorebirds can co-exist without negatively impacting each other. The expansion of oyster culture just offshore from beaches where shorebirds feed on Horseshoe Crab Limulus polyphemus eggs could have positive benefits or negative effects on shorebird foraging. In collaboration with a local oysterman, oyster racks were constructed

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