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Includes bibliography.
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Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
2014
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2014
Description
Anthropogenic hydrologic alterations can affect the quality of lake littoral zone
habitats for wading birds, such as the great egret (Ardea alba), snowy egret (Egretta
thula), and white ibis (Eudocimus albus). One such lake in Florida, Lake Okeechobee,
has experienced a marked decline in wading bird nesting since the 1970’s, concomitant
with changes in lake level management. It’s hypothesized that a reduction in foraging
habitat has led to the nesting decline; however, there is little quantitative evidence of this
link. A habitat suitability model was developed for Lake Okeechobee wading birds that
incorporate the spatial and temporal dynamics of environmental factors that affect
wading bird foraging and tests whether foraging habitat is linked to numbers of nests.
habitats for wading birds, such as the great egret (Ardea alba), snowy egret (Egretta
thula), and white ibis (Eudocimus albus). One such lake in Florida, Lake Okeechobee,
has experienced a marked decline in wading bird nesting since the 1970’s, concomitant
with changes in lake level management. It’s hypothesized that a reduction in foraging
habitat has led to the nesting decline; however, there is little quantitative evidence of this
link. A habitat suitability model was developed for Lake Okeechobee wading birds that
incorporate the spatial and temporal dynamics of environmental factors that affect
wading bird foraging and tests whether foraging habitat is linked to numbers of nests.
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45 p.
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FA00004082
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Includes bibliography.
Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2014.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
2014
Date Created Backup
2014
Date Text
2014
Date Created (EDTF)
2014
Date Issued (EDTF)
2014
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FAU
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FA00004082
Organizations
Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Attributed name: Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Attributed name: Department of Biological Sciences
Person Preferred Name
Botta, Richard A.
author
Graduate College
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45 p.
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A habitat suitability model for wading birds in a large subtropical lake: linking hydrologic fluctuations and nesting
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2014
2014
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Fla.
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Florida Atlantic University Libraries
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Boca Raton, Fla.
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Title
A habitat suitability model for wading birds in a large subtropical lake: linking hydrologic fluctuations and nesting
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A habitat suitability model for wading birds in a large subtropical lake: linking hydrologic fluctuations and nesting